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How is this any different than the New York Times or the Nightly News? They control to a large extent the news people see.
by dantheman 7y ago
How is this any different than the New York Times or the Nightly News? They control to a large extent the news people see.
- frereubu 7y agoFor one, social media companies are a different kind of entity in legal terms and have different legal responsibilities.
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- tnolet 7y agoThese are journalistic organizations. Not tech companies selling ads. Sure, newspapers sell a ton of ads, but they tend to balance the news and the commercial sides way better and more delicate than your average SV tech corps.
- huac 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent
- wtdata 7y agoBecause you know that what you see in NYT and NN voices mainly the opinion of their editor/journalists, while Twitter can give you the illusion that the opinions you see reaching consensus there, come from your peers.