A Different View with Dave O’Connell

Talking about social media as though it was just one entity is like thinking the property market is all about the price of one particular house; just as there’s a world of difference between prices in Dublin 4 and the heart of rural Ireland, the world wide web is both a source of wonder and a toxic cesspit.

That said, social media continues to reveal its true colours for the worse – and while it can still be a source of information and comfort or just entertainment, it is increasingly primarily a platform for bile and deepfake........

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