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Facebook's fake news problem can be solved through design—just look at Twitter and Nextdoor — Quartz
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thoughtfully designed user interfaces can make us a freer, more humane, and more just society, just as poorly designed ones seem to have made many of us less compassionate, less informed, and more antagonistic... for a case study, we only need to look ... online forum Nextdoor.com originally ... a way of fostering community through neighborhood-specific discussion boards. ... became an unintended haven for racial profiling...
the interface redesigned to try and reduce profiling ... reduced racist postings by 75%... making it just a tiny bit more difficult post racist comments can dramatically reduce their prevalence...
primary criticism ... constitutes social engineering and hinders free speech. But remember: There’s no such thing as an unbiased platform.
the interface redesigned to try and reduce profiling ... reduced racist postings by 75%... making it just a tiny bit more difficult post racist comments can dramatically reduce their prevalence...
primary criticism ... constitutes social engineering and hinders free speech. But remember: There’s no such thing as an unbiased platform.
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