The inner groans from social psychologists must have been deafening recently. Politicians calling for a messaging platform ban during unrest – really?

A typical reaction, of course. Look for something to blame. A technical scapegoat. But wait, there’s another network that gets people together. Public Transport. Maybe we should we ban that too?
No, of course not. transport is a central part of our social infrastructure, neutral. But no question. Social media was at the heart of the riots. So, is it really evil? continued over the page… >>





