Episode 152: Social Censorship is like the Bonfire of the Vanities
Today is Friday so it is a Thought of the Walk day and I got a little weird this week. I started thinking about social networks, censorship and the Bonfire of the Vanities. So we will discuss how social networks are behaving much like Friar Savonarola’s rein of terror is mich like what is starting to happen now on what have become major publishing platforms.
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Source: Museum of San Marco [Public domain]
Make it a great week!