Right, and suppressing news that fits a certain criteria is a really obvious method of control — let's not forget that their algorithms suppress/highlight the p

Right, and suppressing news that fits a certain criteria is a really obvious method of control — let's not forget that their algorithms suppress/highlight the people you interact with on their site. I don't want to wander too far into conspiracy territory... but it's not completely unreasonable to suspect that a platform with such widespread and frequent use could knowingly make tiny adjustments to make a gentle push on society in one direction or another. Also see previously: Facebook's study to see how content alters users' moods.