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The World of Memes

The Thought Show by BBC

Jul 12, 201849:41News & Politics

How can memes be engineered to carry political messages? A team at University College, London, has found that some far-right websites and message boards have a disproportionate impact on the memes that spread on mainstre...

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The World of Memes is an episode from The Thought Show by BBC. How can memes be engineered to carry political messages? A team at University College, London, has found that some far-right websites and message boards have a disproportionate...

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