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29 October 2020

The Decentralists Episode 4: Is Social Media the Biggest Threat to Independent Journalism?

We discuss this question and more with the executive director and spokesperson for the watchdog group, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, Daniel Bernhard. 

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27 October 2020

Facebook and Twitter say they are trying to combat QAnon but are they really?

Since 2017, the growing conspiracy theory behind QAnon has been garnering a far right-wing following. Trump supporters are primed to deny and resist any election result in November 2020 that does not…

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13 October 2020

Social Media: The Most Powerful & Dangerous Political Tool

With the 2020 United States election looming—political ad campaigns featuring candidates have been circulating non-stop on the Internet. In the past, media platforms like newspapers, radio, and television were the…

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6 October 2020

Reclaim Your Power: Decentralize the Social Networks

Douglas Rushkoff is an author, documentarian, and media theorist. He has written over twenty books on human autonomy in the digital age. In the article, “Why I am Leaving Facebook,”…

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22 September 2020

The Problem with Facebook: Collection Not Connection

As social creatures, human beings naturally yearn for meaningful connections. So, when social media platforms like Facebook emerged, people marvelled over how easy it was to interact with others. Facebook…

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10 September 2020

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Still Banned from Twitter

Decentralization is no longer the future—it is the present. As discussed in this week’s episode—we are planning a migration to new and thriving decentralized social networks. The Fediverse will soon…

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1 September 2020

Twitter is No Titan

Twitter has never been the tech titan that Facebook is. Facebook has a market cap of $836 billion, while Twitter’s market cap sits at $32 billion. By no means is…

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