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Biden Is Losing the Internet. Does That Matter?
- js2 7y ago> Mr. Biden’s biggest problem is structural. Most of our online political communication takes place on internet platforms that are designed to amplify content that provokes strong emotional reactions, often by reinforcing tribal identities. Mr. Trump’s unfiltered, combative style is a natural fit for the hyperpolarized audiences on Facebook and Twitter, whereas Mr. Biden’s more conciliatory, healer-in-chief approach can render him invisible on platforms where conflict equals clicks.
- smt88 7y agoA couple of facts: 1. Clinton also "lost the internet" and still won the popular vote by millions. 2. Sanders "won the internet" in the primary and it did not translate into votes for whatever reason. It did of course translate into money, though.
- foolzcrow 7y agoCensorship algorithms destroyed grassroots. By not supporting free speech we arrived at this point completely of our own doing. Self inflicted wound.