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"[Agnotology and Epistemological Fragmentation"](https://points.datasociety.net/agnotology-and-epistemological-fragmentation-56aa3c509c6b)

**Introduction 
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In the article, Danah Boyd introduces many terms I wasn't familiar with before, including agnotology and Epistemological. I was never aware of these words, but my initial thought was how the internet provides people with information that is false and inaccurate. Because of this the internet can be a dangerous place for users who are very trusting of sources that are not trustworthy at all.

![](https://i.imgur.com/0sLoMJx.png)


 I included this image because I thought it was a perfect representation of what the term agnotology is. The image is split into two colors blue and red with the penguins turned in opposite directions. To me it's showing uncertainty and misleading information that one may not know. 


Overall, I liked the way she showed us how these terms work and how various people are using data voids. A good point made in the article was that the internet is a place that many people fall in deep because it knows how to target its audience. To connect this with the article she discusses how credibility is never enough but to "understand the networked nature of the information war we’re in." For these specific reason we must be careful with what we let in. 
 

