Deceiving the Masses on Social Media: The social media platforms like their freedom, but information gerrymandering may require legislation to fix.

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Title:	Deceiving the Masses on Social Media: The social media platforms like their freedom, but information gerrymandering may require legislation to fix.
Authors:	Kirkpatrick, Keith¹
Source:	Communications of the ACM. May2020, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p33-35. 3p. 1 Color Photograph.
Subjects:	Social media & politics, Online social networks, Attitude change (Psychology), Political attitudes, Computing platforms
Abstract:	The article reports on the question of social media platforms' influence on political views. It mentions how the platforms can skew opinions through online social networks, the problem of whether the platforms are doing this deliberately, and how repeated exposure to a political opinion can change a person's mind.
Database:	Engineering Source

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Abstract:	The article reports on the question of social media platforms' influence on political views. It mentions how the platforms can skew opinions through online social networks, the problem of whether the platforms are doing this deliberately, and how repeated exposure to a political opinion can change a person's mind.
ISSN:	00010782
DOI:	10.1145/3386375