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I'd rather people get their political news from other people on Facebook or WhatsApp groups than highly corrupt hyper-partisan news organizations that serve the
by 0xy 6y ago
I'd rather people get their political news from other people on Facebook or WhatsApp groups than highly corrupt hyper-partisan news organizations that serve the interests of their billionaire founders exclusively.
Mainstream media has done more to disrupt democracy than Facebook. Whether it's:
- Lying about Iraq WMDs that eventually lead to tens of thousands of casualties (New York Times)
- Lying about Russian hacks of critical US infrastructure (Washington Post)
- Lying about the standards of immigration facilities (AP)
- Lying about innocent victims of assault during the riots (NPR)
- Threatening to ruin someones life through doxxing over political GIFs (CNN).