# Emma's Wiki Tutorial

## Reading Response #1

### Jan 22- Markdown

This [speech by Danah Boyd](https://points.datasociety.net/agnotology-and-epistemological-fragmentation-56aa3c509c6b) begins with Danah warning the audience that a virus within the internet has "torn into the social fabric of life," which can sit heavily within any audience. She then goes on to explain that people are using the ignorance to create "agnotology," which is the "strategic and purposeful production of ignorance." Boyd goes on to explain, "Whether we’re talking about the erasure of history or the undoing of scientific knowledge, agnotology is a tool of oppression by the powerful." People use various forms of interactive media to promote their political agendas, in order to undermine credibility and science. Boyd highlights how one wrong click on YouTube about social justice can lead readers down a rabbit hole towards topics like anti-feminism and white supremacy. Many people can relate to the idea of clicking on one YouTube video of a hair tutorial, and 25 minutes later, find themselves watching a video of pandas at a zoo. Websites like Facebook and YouTube purposefully point media towards audiences that keeps them on their platforms longer, no matter how damaging the information a person is reading can be. This idea goes along with the idea Danah brings up about how groups like anti-vaxxers have trained to YouTube pair videos about vaccination with videos about their potential side effects. Boyd ends her speech by bringing up the importance of advocates (like librarians) that can steer curious individuals towards the right sources, by keeping consumers informed, and working to acknowledge and combat the virus of agnotology.

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