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The Nextdoor Poster to Political Activist Pipeline
We've all heard about how Facebook is destroying democracy. How Twitter enables the loudest, dumbest voices to have the most influence. How Instagram has ruined an entire generation's self esteem. But what if there is a social media network even more important than those?
Every day, people are gathering online in this space to organize powerful political movements. They’re sharing details of what’s going on, locally, getting organized, and fighting each other in an online cage match of American politics.
It’s time to talk about Nextdoor.
On today’s episode of Cyber, Motherboard Senior Writer Aaron Gordon comes on to talk about the wild world of Nextdoor.
Stories discussed in this episode:
How Nextdoor Put Neighbors In a Housing Policy 'Cage Match'
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