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Are Social Networks Deepening Political Divides?
- The New York Times, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 1:34 PM
In the opinion section of The New York Times, Zeynep Tufekci accuses tech companies of profiting off of worsening domestic political polarization. As the academic argues: "Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have business models that thrive on the outrageous, the incendiary and the eye-catching, because such content generates 'engagement' and captures our attention, which the platforms then sell to advertisers."
