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When you write a letter to a newspaper, you must identify yourself, and the editor controls what they publish.
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Most social networks do not have such controls, and anonymity forces people to behave in ways they would never behave in person. As a result, society becomes impolite and polarized.
To make matters worse, social media algorithms reward outrageous posts while discouraging moderation and consensus. The AI's contribution will only exacerbate this hostility because it has no integrity or soul.
Society must reward moderation and consensus before radical groups on both sides of the spectrum turn into violent mobs.
STEEN I. PETERSEN
NANAIMO, British Columbia
NO BUSINESS THERE
Can anyone tell me what Prime Minister Mark Carney had to do at the peace summit in Egypt, other than another opportunity to get out of Canada?
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This is a man who, even before any peace plan was adopted, openly recognized a Palestinian state and was eventually thanked by Hamas for it.
GISELLE LAVICTOIRE
ORLEANS
OLYMPICS IN SELECTIONS BEYOND OTTAWA
Re: Ford gets radar wrong, letter to the editor, October 14.
Someone tell the author of the above letter to leave the capital region and look at the condition of the roads in the rest of Canada because they are crap. Twenty minutes from Ottawa is the Pothole Olympics.
Photo radar is a money grab by politicians who can't balance budgets and allocate money for everything except fixing aging infrastructure.
And yes, I drive under the speed limit and have not received a ticket for ten years.
DAVID JOHNSTON
KINGSTON
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