• Should Facebook Attempt to Stop the Spread of Fake News?

    Should Facebook Attempt to Stop the Spread of Fake News?

    Facebook is really trying to put fake news into its rear-view mirror.  This makes sense to me.  This isn’t a good news story, because it’s caused so much damage over the last few years.  That’s why I applaud Facebook (although it doesn’t always seem that way) for trying to rid itself of the scourge that…

  • Is Fake News Actually a Blessing?

    Is Fake News Actually a Blessing?

    In 2016, we lived in a completely different world.  Maybe it was naive to think that way now because it wasn’t the world that was different. It was how we viewed the world. In my attempt to stay positive these days, I’m trying to think about the 2016 presidential election as a way to learn…

  • Is WhatsApp Really to Blame For More Than 40 Deaths in India?

    Is WhatsApp Really to Blame For More Than 40 Deaths in India?

    At least 29 people have been killed in India since May.  Maybe that number doesn’t seem overly high considering the size and population of India, but you might be horrified to know that these people are being killed in lynchings.  People are being lynched by mobs who believed that they were kidnappers, because of messages…