Thursday, May 16, 2019

How can I relate the play "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" with what happened in the recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal

Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal share several similarities. In the latter, a company by the name of Cambridge Analytica collected data from millions of Facebook users without their consent and used it for political campaigns. The company developed psychographics that enabled them to create targeted political campaign advertisements. Accidental Death of an Anarchist is the story of an individual who impersonates several police officers to solve the crime of a man who jumped out of a building during an interrogation.
I find the events in the two stories relatable because they share the theme of manipulation. Cambridge Analytica manipulated Facebook and its users to influence election outcomes. Similarly, the Maniac impersonates police officers in Milan and manipulates law enforcement agents to tell the truth. Furthermore, in both stories, the relevant authorities question the people responsible for the illicit actions. For example, the police summon the Maniac for interrogation, while Mark Zuckerberg went before Congress. Moreover, journalists play a crucial role in both stories. In Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a journalist causes the Maniac to admit the truth. Likewise, journalists revealed the truth about Cambridge Analytica.

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