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Social media has steadily overtaken television and print as the primary way most people get news and information.
When new technologies come on the scene, there are often serious, unintended ramifications.
Twitter s platform in particular is biased and favors the spread of redunctionistic, emotional, and uncivil discourse, and is now a breeding ground for hate and violence.
Social media companies must be held accountable for not taking action sooner against incendiary rhetoric that existed widely on their platforms leading up to the Capitol siege.