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(Mis)understanding Vivian Krause Economist Andrew Leach takes a look at how the inspiration behind Jason Kenney's inquiry into un-Albertan activities came to be so misunderstood. Social Sharing The inspiration behind Jason Kenney's inquiry into un-Albertan activities didn't say what you thought she said Posted: May 28, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 28 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney meets with energy industry stakeholders in Calgary in June 2019 to discuss creating the 'Energy War Room' to counter what Kenney called lies spread by opponents of oil and gas development. Vivian Krause, shown ...

Thinking Fast and Slow and Nudge have come up with a bold solution they call decision hygiene, explains Martha Gill

Twitter to ask users to rethink abusive messages - a promising step towards 'slowcial media' In an effort to reverse the flood of abuse on the platform, Twitter is rolling out a new feature which will show a self-moderation prompt to users who compose replies that the platform's algorithms recognise to be abusive. The prompt effectively asks users to think twice before posting an abusive message. Because it compels users to rethink and reflect on abusive tweets, Twitter’s new self-moderation prompt could be a promising step away from fast and furious social media posting and towards a more ...

A gentle nudge to rethink social media posts could reduce online abuse. But it is unlikely to be enough.

In an effort to reverse the flood of abuse on the platform, Twitter is rolling out a new feature which will show a self-moderation prompt to users who compose replies that the platform’s algorithms recognise to be abusive. The prompt effectively asks users to think twice before posting an abusive message. Because it compels users to rethink and reflect on abusive tweets, Twitter’s new self-moderation prompt could be a promising step away from fast and furious social media posting and towards a more considered slow media – or “slowcial media”. Twitter’s new feature This isn’t the...