Adding up the Social Costs: ABC News vs. 8chan

Rich Samartino
Nov 6 · 2 min read
Photo by John Schnobrich on Unsplash

One has been forced off the Internet after hosting the manifestos of several mass shooters in recent years. The other is part of a media conglomerate with $60 billion in annual revenue and is watched by millions of Americans daily. 8chan and ABC News may have very different reputations in polite society, but which medium for news and discussion exacts a greater social cost?

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Rich Samartino

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Life experiencing, news following person with opinions. Interested in the politics of the collapse of the political establishment.

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