Social networks, a threat to democracy

EDUARDO ESTRADA

In 2008 I helped create the Facebook "Like" button.

We wanted to include a tool that would offer people a more human bond.

More than 10 years later, we have overwhelming evidence that social media, by prioritizing the ability to like over the truth, has had catastrophic and unforeseen consequences.

In the United States, there are only a few days to go before an unprecedented election that has turned into a referendum not only on political leadership, but also on the legitimacy of democracy.

How did we get here?

In large part, by ...

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