Exploiting Our Emotions: How social media is designed to divide and what we can do about it

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This month, our Founder and CEO Nick Penniman sat down with writer, designer, and media researcher Tobias Rose-Stockwell. The author of “Outrage Machine,” Rose-Stockwell unpacks how social media has evolved from a tool designed to connect society to one with unchecked influence on news, discourse, and democracy. Watch the event recording to hear the two discuss both the threats posed by social media and potential solutions.

Watch a recording of the conversation.