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Social media's entire business model is peddling influence at massive scale. They've always been in the "shaping discourse" business but most refused to realize
by caseysoftware 7y ago
Social media's entire business model is peddling influence at massive scale. They've always been in the "shaping discourse" business but most refused to realize it.
"Twitter Revolution: How the Arab Spring Was Helped By Social Media" is over 7 years old now:
https://www.mic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-the-arab-spring-was-helped-by-social-media https://www.mic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-th...
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoI think the business model is mostly based on ad revenue. They only care to influence to the extent that it increases the amount of time spent on the platform, maximizing the amount of ads shown, raising ARPU.
- icebraining 7y agoWhat are ads if not influencing people?