Proponents said people too often feed online audiences instead of taking steps to protect victims.
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Jim Fossel: Democracy is the antidote to extremism
Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
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The Maine Millennial: Typos, dead fish make a minefield of online dating
You can’t actually meet people during a pandemic, but virtual meeting places are not much better.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Three dots say more than you think
Technology has given us a lot of new ways to communicate – and a lot of ways to be misunderstood.
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Commentary: Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin
Authoritarian leaders will use Twitter’s ban on President Trump to justify their own deplatforming of political opponents for inciting ‘terrorism.’
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What it’s like to have your cooking skills roasted by Gordon Ramsay on TikTok
‘The carrots were the flavor, you doughnut!’ Ramsay shouted. ‘Show me the carrots!” Show me the carrots!’
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Maine Voices: Use power of the crowd to get more people to ‘yes’ on vaccination
The most effective way to attain herd immunity is to capitalize on herd mentality.
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Commentary: If Facebook broke up, would anyone notice?
It would be hard on the company’s managers, but not on consumers or society.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Facebook might pose dangers, but it isn’t a monopoly
Reining in the social media behemoth is a matter for Congress, not antitrust enforcers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Facebook’s free service comes at a high cost
Antitrust lawsuits filed last week detail how the platform’s monopolistic power harms its users.