Think Before You Like
Subtitle: How to Be a Smart, Safe, and Savvy User of Social Media
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers; Prometheus Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781633883512
Subjects: Social media; Brain; Online social networks; Critical thinking
Description: Social media has pitfalls: misinformation, pseudoscience, fraud, and irrational beliefs, presented in an attractive, easy-to-share form. It reinforces your biases by tracking your preferences: it sends only filtered newsfeeds, so that you rarely see anything that might challenge your set notions. Harrison demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media, while giving readers the skills to guard against its dangers. He also suggests ways to protect yourself against privacy invasion, trolls, and the confusion over fake news versus credible journalism.