The documents known as the Facebook Papers provide ample evidence that Facebook knows how hazardous it is to civil society. Why has it done so little to control the damage? Maria Ressa, a journalist working in the Phillipines, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work, talks with David Remnick about the threats of disinformation and hate to our shared reality. One disinformation researcher says that to understand stories like QAnon we have to look at creepypasta, a genre of online horror fiction that tries to blur the boundaries of reality. Plus, the Nigerian literary giant Wole Soyinka, a renowned playwright and poet, tells Vinson Cunningham why it took Soyinka almost fifty years to write his third novel, “Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People.”
The Nobel Prize Winner Maria Ressa on the Turmoil at Facebook
Ressa, a Filipino American journalist, discusses the latest revelations of the social network’s failure to control disinformation and hate.
The Terrifying Line Between Fact and Fiction Online
A disinformation researcher says that one way to understand dangerous conspiracy stories, such as QAnon, is through the online horror genre known as creepypasta.
Wole Soyinka on His New Satire of Corruption and Fundamentalism
In a conversation with Vinson Cunningham, the Nobel laureate, known as a playwright and poet, explains why it took him almost fifty years to write his third novel.
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