# notes --- - [[{1.2a2b1a3} broadcast vs viral communication]] - [[{1.2a2e2a1} algorithms increase the spread of misinformation]] - [[{3.1a1} algorithmic monoculture is memeifying our politics 1]] - [[{1.2a2b1a1} virality exacerbates context collapse]] - [[{1.2a2a2} the algorithm flattens all users into a single context]] - [[{1.2a2e2a2} the algorithm is a gatekeeper of truth]] # highlights --- >Our move away from broadcast communication may also be [behind America’s well-documented rise](https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3616088) in online misinformation. >All political campaigning is going to be meme-based in the future, because algorithms are only going to tighten their grip over our society. # trail --- - [MAX SIEDENTOPF — Passport Photos](https://maxsiedentopf.com/passport-photos/) - [Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz3.0) • Instagram photos and videos](https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0/) - [The Structural Virality of Online Diffusion](https://5harad.com/papers/twiral.pdf) - [WhatDinner - Food Decider](https://whatdinner.com/) - [Employees at Jack Dorsey's Block told not to mention Jay-Z | Fortune](https://fortune.com/2024/11/07/block-jack-dorsey-jay-z-layoffs/) - [The Rage of the Incels | The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-rage-of-the-incels) - [How America Embraced Gender War | The New Yorker](https://archive.ph/tf3CE#selection-499.0-503.138) - [The TikTok electorate - by Max Read - Read Max](https://maxread.substack.com/p/the-tiktok-electorate) - [The Rise of the Online Villains - by KT Nelson](https://www.idiotbox.site/p/the-rise-of-the-online-villains) - [How governments use facial recognition for protest surveillance - Rest of World](https://restofworld.org/2024/facial-recognition-government-protest-surveillance/) - [Understanding the Contribution of Recommendation Algorithms on Misinformation Recommendation and Misinformation Dissemination on Social Networks | ACM Transactions on the Web](https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3616088) - [News Platform Fact Sheet, 2024 | Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/news-platform-fact-sheet/) - [Incivility Is Rising Among American Politicians on Twitter - Jeremy A. Frimer, Harinder Aujla, Matthew Feinberg, Linda J. Skitka, Karl Aquino, Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Robb Willer, 2023](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506221083811) - [Opinion amplification causes extreme polarization in social networks | Scientific Reports](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22856-z)