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Obama points finger at tech companies for disinformation in major speech
The Hill ^ | 4/21/22 | Rebecca Klar

Posted on 04/21/2022 2:59:16 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...

Former President Barack Obama placed blame on tech companies for failing to address the disinformation problem he said the industry has amplified during a speech Thursday at Stanford University. 

The new information ecosystem, fueled by the rise of dominant social media platforms, is “turbocharging some of humanity’s worst impulses,” he said in the roughly hour-long speech.

“But not all problems we’re seeing now are an inevitable byproduct of this new technology. They’re also the result of very specific choices, made by the companies that have come to dominate the internet generally, and social media platforms in particular. Decisions that intentionally or not have made democracies more vulnerable,” he said. 

Certain features, such as the “veil of anonymity” online, have compounded the problem, he said. 

Obama highlighted the real-world impacts of the spread of disinformation, discussing the spread of false information about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines, 2020 election conspiracies that fueled the violent riot at the Capitol last year, and Russian disinformation campaigns leading up to the invasion in Ukraine. 

“People like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, and Steve Bannon for that matter, understand it’s not necessary for people to believe this information in order to weaken democratic institutions. You just have to flood a country’s public square with enough raw sewage. You just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt, plant enough conspiracy theorizing, that citizens no longer know what to believe,” Obama said. 

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To: Lurkinanloomin

41 posted on 04/21/2022 4:18:23 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: yesthatjallen

Taylor Lorenz on steroids.


42 posted on 04/21/2022 4:34:45 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: JesusIsLord

“Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?”


43 posted on 04/21/2022 4:35:14 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: proust

Typical black American experience...


44 posted on 04/21/2022 4:35:50 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Its All Over Except ...

Obama knows all about “raw sewage” since he and Larry Sinclair tasted each others “waste” in Larry’s limo. Right Barry!


45 posted on 04/21/2022 4:43:52 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

STFU Obama


46 posted on 04/21/2022 4:57:31 PM PDT by dinodino ( )
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To: Its All Over Except ...

He’s popping up everywhere. “Vote for Michelle and you get me, The coolest president ever! Choom, y’all!”
Barf.


47 posted on 04/21/2022 5:07:24 PM PDT by arizonarick
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To: rovenstinez

Didn’t Spotify just dump the Oholes? Or did I just dream that?


48 posted on 04/21/2022 5:10:53 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: tet68

“You just have to flood a country’s public square with enough raw sewage. You just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt, plant enough conspiracy theorizing, that citizens no longer know what to believe,” Obama said.”

Yes, exactly right. Just like the “Russian Conspiracy”.


49 posted on 04/21/2022 5:24:37 PM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: neverevergiveup

Don’t forget, the Messiah also hates the U.S. because it didn’t treat his father the way he thought was proper.


50 posted on 04/21/2022 6:05:23 PM PDT by Rembrandt (-a sure sign a Dem is lying - his lips are moving.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...
Certain features, such as the “veil of anonymity” online, have compounded the problem, he said.

It is an American tradition, however. The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers were written anonymously. Obama is again at variance with the tolerance of the country that elected him to office.


51 posted on 04/21/2022 6:10:46 PM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

The Chief Commie speaks.


52 posted on 04/21/2022 6:12:30 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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To: Its All Over Except ...
Obama points finger at tech companies for disinformation in major speech

Is he not "biting the hand that feeds and protects him?"

53 posted on 04/21/2022 6:22:14 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: neverevergiveup
Our fight for this nation has just begun.

And.. WE WILL PREVAIL!

54 posted on 04/21/2022 6:25:24 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t think they rise to that level.


55 posted on 04/21/2022 8:13:02 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

This guy is one of the most divisive creatures I’ve ever seen.


56 posted on 04/21/2022 8:13:46 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...
Back at ya, asshole.

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57 posted on 04/21/2022 8:19:10 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: OttawaFreeper

The black hole of empty suits. Why this idiot thinks he’s in charge of anything is beyond me. Soros and Company have their arms up his arse all the way to the elbow.


58 posted on 04/21/2022 10:15:54 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: Its All Over Except ...

I know a finger we all want to point at 0moeba.


59 posted on 04/21/2022 10:36:47 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: BenLurkin; Travis McGee; Baster; Diogenesis

In a very rare moment, I caught Laura Ingraham from Thursday’s broadcast.

She had Dinesh D’Souza on and he nailed, perfectly, what Obama truly is.

Don’t know if the clip is out there but DD was right on the money.

Obama’s ability to deceive the simple is nothing short of remarkable.

The sheep 🐑🐑🐑 must want to hear lies. Constant lies.


60 posted on 04/22/2022 2:00:49 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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