What Obligation Do Social Media Platforms Have to the Greater Good

Explore the concept of social media platforms as digital communities in this 17-minute TED Talk by technologist Eli Pariser. Examine the parallels between online spaces and urban environments, and discover how principles from urban planning and social sciences can be applied to create more trustworthy and beneficial digital platforms. Learn about the structural challenges faced by social media platforms and the potential for a new design movement to address these issues. Gain insights into how we can reshape online behavior and build better digital spaces that serve the greater good.

Intro
What obligations do platforms have to us
Platforms as spaces
What is Twitter like
The need for structure
A new design movement
How to structure behavior