New paper / All those likes and upvotes … / TheConversation / 18.12.2013

All those likes and upvotes are bad news for democracy
by Vincent F. Hendricks
TheConversation / posted 18.12.2013 – 2.11pm GMT

Human beings have long been easily influenced by the opinions of others but the social media networks that have come to dominate our lives may be making this “social proof” a problem.

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