Research interests in this area have revolved around illuminating the dark side of social networking sites (especially Facebook and Twitter). And the light thrown has at times been quite harsh. Here are a few examples of how Facebook has been being portrayed since 2016: “the biggest threat to our democracy”, as Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser1 says; “a digital gangster destroying democracy” (Cadwalladr, 2019); a tool which is “rotting democracy from within” (DemDigest, 2019); a “machine” which “disconnects us and undermines democracy”. The latter are Siva Vaidhyanathan’s words, and they make for a telling introduction to the analysis he develops in his 2018 book Antisocial Media. How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy.

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关于反社会媒体的想法。Facebook 如何切断我们的联系并破坏民主 Siva Vaidhyanathan

该领域的研究兴趣围绕着揭示社交网站（尤其是 Facebook 和 Twitter）的阴暗面。所发出的光有时非常刺眼。以下是自 2016 年以来 Facebook 被描绘的几个例子：“对我们民主的最大威胁”，正如剑桥分析公司的举报人布列塔尼凯撒 1 所说；“一个破坏民主的数字黑帮”（Cadwalladr，2019 年）；一种“从内部腐蚀民主”的工具（DemDigest，2019 年）；一台“断开我们并破坏民主”的“机器”。后者是 Siva Vaidhyanathan 的话，它们对他在 2018 年出版的《反社会媒体》一书中进行的分析进行了生动的介绍。Facebook 如何切断我们的联系并破坏民主。