> So does Google, Facebook, Tumblr, Cloudflare, GoDaddy, and Dreamhost.
Those are all very different things. Only Facebook is somewhat similar in that it has an algorithm that surfaces emotionally engaging content.
> I’m not going to become a white supremacist because Twitter showed me a racist tweet.
How about if it showed you 50 racist tweets? If repetition and exposure didn't have any effect on our behaviour then there would be no advertising market and no one would bother to spend vast sums on political campaigning.
> Information and ideology is not inherently dangerous.
How about misinformation? As an example, I'd say the rise in anti-vaccination activity is an example of inherently dangerous information that has been spread primarily through social media.
Those are all very different things. Only Facebook is somewhat similar in that it has an algorithm that surfaces emotionally engaging content.
> I’m not going to become a white supremacist because Twitter showed me a racist tweet.
How about if it showed you 50 racist tweets? If repetition and exposure didn't have any effect on our behaviour then there would be no advertising market and no one would bother to spend vast sums on political campaigning.
> Information and ideology is not inherently dangerous.
How about misinformation? As an example, I'd say the rise in anti-vaccination activity is an example of inherently dangerous information that has been spread primarily through social media.