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Why are people mean on Twitter? - Smarter Every Day 214

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What it is

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day examines how bad actors and bots use Twitter, drawing on the released Russian IRA dataset and interviews. It asks why interactions on the platform turn hostile.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in discussions of platform manipulation and eroding institutional trust, though mentions are mostly passing references.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Destin Sandlin explores how YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook are being used as a sort of vanguard in a meta-game to undermine our trust”

    Series on how platforms are exploited to undermine institutional trust

    xelxebar, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “America is giving up on the pandemic?”

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Topics: twitter, disinformation, bots, IRA, online trolling

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