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Tuesday 1 October 2019

This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality - Peter Pomerantsev

  A complex exploration of how our communication has moved away from facts and reality to the fantasy worlds of Facebook and Twitter.  Looks at social and economic causes.
Some interesting examinations of how totalitarian forces have coopted the language and gestures of the Left to counter their influence.
  Some scary case studies of how Facebook and Twitter have been used by would-be dictators and extremists to control people's perception of reality, to win elections and to create riots and commit murder.

  Worth rereading, as ideas are quite complex and wide-ranging.