Knox is the 'patient zero' of social media convictions because her case was the first to occur at the moment when social media was emerging, and it created echo chambers that funneled different kinds of information and shaped public perception in ways that preceded and prefigured current social media dynamics.

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Speaker

Amanda Knox

Evidence Quote

I'm kind of patient zero of of a social media conviction because it really was the first time that it wasn't just the media and the Tabloid media that was covering everything it was also these Echo chamers that were arising

Source

Resilience: A Conversation with Amanda Knox (Episode #345)Sam Harris
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:25:28 PM

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