Social media has become one of the biggest problems of our time. How does science fiction deal with the rise of social networks---and how is this different from the way the real-life news media talks about it? And what does the future look like after social media dies?
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Alarmingly, such inquiries demonstrate just how poorly politicians understand the digital sphere they’re supposed to regulate. As Berliners showed us this year, it’s our responsibility to remain critically informed and take action.