What role does social media have in politics?
One role participatory media has in politics is to level the playing field. On Digg, for example, an article from a major news service carries the same submission weight as an obscure blog. That characteristic of Digg, I believe, makes it possible for a wider range of points of view to get exposure. I am also convinced that social media has the potential to get people more engaged or re-engaged in politics by giving them more of a voice and more ways to participate in the public debate. Can Digg’s results be distorted by deliberate “digging” by robots or other forms of “ballot stuffing”? Just like with email and search engine spam, it is always an arms race. We have spent the past three years developing methods to identify and stop this activity. Digg is a great example of the wisdom of crowds – but do you think there are times when that wisdom is wrong? In the case of Digg the answer is no. That is because “crowds” are not being called upon to solve something that has a right or wrong
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