Misinformation is quite the the buzzword these days. We’ve talked about it in previous episodes, but our World Wide Web series wouldn’t be complete without diving into it deeper. In our age of social media activism and “woke-ness”, it seems like we’re all online policing what us true or not. But have you ever thought about if YOU’RE sharing misinformation without knowing? This leads us to wonder…if we are hellbent on differentiating fact and fiction, doesn’t that mean that we as a society need to agree there is absolute truth? And if so, who decides what it is? From political affiliation (we’re looking at you, Facebook) to manipulative algorithms to personal bias, the idea of truth gets clouded. So to gain some clarity, we took our social media to try to hear your thoughts and uncover the truth.
Thanks for joining us for another week of our series on the WORLD WIDE WEB! We’re peeling back the layers of the internet and technology to find out what really is happening online, how it affects us and what we can do about it.
