We need our platforms to put people and democratic society ahead of cheap profits
Of Interest 2017-06-22
Summary:
Location
United States
See map: Google Maps
Author(s):
Brett Frischmann
Publication Date:
June 16, 2017
Publication Type:
Other Writing
Fake news captures attention and is corrosive. Like many similar social problems online, it is a symptom of surveillance capitalism. Surveillance capitalism explains the economic incentives that drive media production and distribution on internet platforms like Facebook. The business model used by internet platforms relies on collecting data and using that data to create profiles of users to predict their interests and behavior.