POLI 361 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fake News, Hutu Power, Tutsi
10 Dec 2018
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Algorithms direct ppl toward more resonant frames. Network makes certainvalues seem more relevant to reality. The problems the frames address are values, directly faced. People may find anti immigrant frames more believable, more persuasive, to make em believe it is an issue out of everyday life People believe you may interact with a problem on a day ot day basis, but in social media only certain types of issues are discussed in your network, on your social media, where others are not discussed. Climate change may be getting a lot of attention, where others get no attention. Make it seem like issue = more salient. Easier to meet online than in person! Social pressure (within social network) to do violence. Facebook exposure causes anti-refugee violence in germany. Facebook inflamed the tensions between the two countries. Facebook is providing a cause for this violence. But can"t show that it is sufficient enough(??????)
