Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged the need to do more about misinformation spreading on the social network. The tech industry has stepped into the field of publishing and communications without accepting the responsibility that comes with doing so. This means that one industry can encroach on another and cause the type of disruption that social media did to publishing. The fact is that we are not prepared for any of it, just as we were not ready for the disruptions that social media caused. The tech industry, in particular, is happy to book the revenue it gains from other industries and to shirk responsibility for the damage it does.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2016 18:36 UTC