Via TechDirt, “The news media always need a bogeyman,” says Cracked.com in their well-placed attack on techno-panics, “5 Terrifying Online Trends (Invented By the News Media).” It’s a popular topic here, too.
Cracked.com Down on Techno-Panics
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