Technological Erosion of Constitutional Stability (faz.net)

• Weaponization of the US Constitution in partisan conflicts
• Social media platforms viewed as a fundamental threat to humanity
• Potential for structural fragmentation of the United States

"Historian Jill Lepore warns that the US Constitution is no longer a shared framework but a weapon in partisan warfare. Central to this decline is the corrosive effect of social media platforms, which she categorizes as a catastrophe for humanity. By prioritizing engagement over truth, these platforms have fragmented the public sphere, making the protection of rights nearly impossible as the very definitions of those rights are hollowed out by algorithmic confusion and polarized narratives."