It seems that we are collectively failing to perform 'Turing test' on
virtual entities. The difficulty of distinguishing between actual and
virtual humans is a testament to fundamental inadequacy of so-called
'social' networks. Or maybe it's a feature, pigeonholing humans into
restrictive templ
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Earlier this year, Hanan Melcer, the chairman of Israel’s Central
Elections Committee and a veteran justice on the Supreme Court, summoned
representatives from major U.S. social-medi
