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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Not even Zuckerberg can fix Facebook
The expectation that the power to communicate broadly will unite us is not realistic – and never has been.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Another View: Instagram is no place for kids
Internal research at Facebook found that its photo-sharing app is having a terrible effect on teens’ mental health. So why is the company creating a new version for children?
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Willful ignorance is going to be the death of us
The response to this week’s U.N. report on climate changes shows that the need for media literacy and critical thinking has never been more urgent.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Commentary: Big Tech crackdown could have unintended victims
U.S. efforts to rein in Facebook and Twitter are a gift to authoritarian governments around the world.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Our View: Maine Capitol police chief’s quiet exit leaves too many questions
After spreading extremist views on social media, Russell Gauvin is allowed to retire with no finding of wrongdoing.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Lawmakers press Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs on speech responsibility
Congress is interrogating the social media giants on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
Legal experts slam proposal to create a new felony for recording crimes without calling police
Proponents said people too often feed online audiences instead of taking steps to protect victims.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
Jim Fossel: Democracy is the antidote to extremism
Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Typos, dead fish make a minefield of online dating
You can’t actually meet people during a pandemic, but virtual meeting places are not much better.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
The View From Here: Three dots say more than you think
Technology has given us a lot of new ways to communicate – and a lot of ways to be misunderstood.
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