GOOD LORD! The penny has dropped.
Why does the PM insist her decisions are all based on avoiding 'betrayal of what people voted for?
Because 10 Downing St has a TV screen playing live online sentiment - which is (as we know) wildly toxic
HT @JohnOBrennan2
Why does the PM insist her decisions are all based on avoiding 'betrayal of what people voted for?
Because 10 Downing St has a TV screen playing live online sentiment - which is (as we know) wildly toxic
HT @JohnOBrennan2
In this by @TomMcTague
Robbie Gibb's office takes the temperature of the country 'live' from online comments - from Twitter, Facebook, the D.Mail comments section ('Whackjob Central') and all the other toxified online platforms.
cc @J_amesp @carolecadwalla @mrjamesob
Robbie Gibb's office takes the temperature of the country 'live' from online comments - from Twitter, Facebook, the D.Mail comments section ('Whackjob Central') and all the other toxified online platforms.
cc @J_amesp @carolecadwalla @mrjamesob
JFC
Robbie Gibb and No 10 Downing St taking the temperature of the country via a TV screen showing live social media interactions and 'online voices of influence' like this 20 year old man in Essex - who is grinding an axe to make money from clicks
If you don't quite grasp how bad this is, and how ill-judged it is by Robbie Gibb, take this small example of algorthmic hatred spotted by @Corgsopal
And now - take a look at the algorithmic echo chamber generated under this tweet.
A Brexit Ultra RTs an opinion piece from a Brexit Ultra news outlet, and attracts a swarm of Brexit Ultra tweeters (some of which are clearly bot/automated)
A Brexit Ultra RTs an opinion piece from a Brexit Ultra news outlet, and attracts a swarm of Brexit Ultra tweeters (some of which are clearly bot/automated)
And all of that will have cascaded onto Robbie Gibbs' Online Sentiment Live Tracker TV screen in 10 Downing St. Unfiltered.
Like Tears In Rain.
Like Tears In Rain.
