I appreciate this article very much. I have heard/read Galloway a bit and have been intrigued at some of what he says. I think this point you make is one seldom raised, even by those of us who are leery of the algorithms and so on:
<<<Now, I could get angry about this but first I need to look at myself and accept that I’ve been part of what made these companies so powerful. I have been handing money over to the likes of Facebook to promote my own content. And while what I posted might be seen as, say, one positive message about stopping online bullying, there's a decent chance, unbeknownst to me, it will sit next to a video of a child being bullied for laughs.>>>
Yes, it sits uneasily with me, especially in my line of work. The counter argument is also valid, that we should go where the people are. I suppose maybe what we need to ask more often is 'than what?'.
I appreciate this article very much. I have heard/read Galloway a bit and have been intrigued at some of what he says. I think this point you make is one seldom raised, even by those of us who are leery of the algorithms and so on:
<<<Now, I could get angry about this but first I need to look at myself and accept that I’ve been part of what made these companies so powerful. I have been handing money over to the likes of Facebook to promote my own content. And while what I posted might be seen as, say, one positive message about stopping online bullying, there's a decent chance, unbeknownst to me, it will sit next to a video of a child being bullied for laughs.>>>
Thank you!
Yes, it sits uneasily with me, especially in my line of work. The counter argument is also valid, that we should go where the people are. I suppose maybe what we need to ask more often is 'than what?'.