From Likes to Violence: How Big Tech is Helping Fuel Extremism
Deep Dish on Global Affairs · Kristina Wilfore, Leah Kimathi, Lizzy Shackelford
September 7, 202330m 16s
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Show Notes
Deep Dish delves into how the unchecked power of social platforms in the Metaverse, woven into the fabric of modern communication, is fueling conflicts, disinformation, terror, and hate. Experts Kristina Wilfore and Leah Kimathi confront the chilling reality of Big Tech's role in fueling extremism in Kenya, where profit often trumps content policing, and share what Kenyans are doing about it.
Reading List:
- The Council for Responsible Social Media, Website
- Why dangerous content thrives on Facebook and TikTok in Kenya, Neha Wadekar, Washington Post, July 31, 2022