Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?

A 2017 Harvard/MIT study found that Facebook, along with other social media, served as a ready vehicle for misinformation during the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election. Social media helped users stay within filter bubbles, cocoons of conformity where they became a captive audience for partisan perspectives. Journalist Farhad Manjoo explores the dark side of Facebook’s immense global influence and asks whether company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is willing to shoulder responsibility equal to the Internet behemoth’s power. getAbstract recommends reading this incisive study of Facebook’s role onc the global stage.