Facebook lying implants false memories

Speaking on the subject of social media at a media conference in Bangkok about a year ago, I essayed the opinion that perhaps the most troubling aspect of social media is its tolerance and encouragement of anonymous authorship.

Perhaps the most trenchant critic of social media is the author Andrew Keen (The cult of the Amateur). He believes that social media makes us behave worse, not better. “The Web’s cherished anonymity can be a weapon as well as a shield.” Misbehavior using anonymity has widely occurred, in the form of   “trolls” and “sock puppets,” and bullying.