1. Fix Tech, Fix America
The other day we talked a little bit about how fighting disinformation, extremism, and online cults is like fighting a virus: There is no “cure.” Instead, what you have to do is create enough friction that the rate of spread becomes slow.
Why did QAnon spread like wildfire in America?
In large part because our major t…
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