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When should you unfriend someone on Facebook?

  • Written by Alexis Elder, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota Duluth
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The nature and ethics of “fake news” has become a subject of widespread concern. But, for many of us, the issue is much more personal: What are we to do when a cranky uncle or an otherwise pleasant old friend persists in populating our news feeds with a stream of posts that can run deeply contrary to our own values?

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