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Everything is a Super Spreader of Election Misinformation. I remember when Trump won in 2016, CNN immediately turned it's theme black and ran gloomy headlines
by RickJWagner 6y ago
Everything is a Super Spreader of Election Misinformation.
I remember when Trump won in 2016, CNN immediately turned it's theme black and ran gloomy headlines that continue until this very day.
Likewise, other news sources went into spin mode, seemingly faster than they did pre-Trump. Actors and athletes became media stars not for their area of expertise but for their political opinions (which should be worth exactly the same as the bartender's but the bartender doesn't make the news for some reason.)
I agree that Facebook is a huge platform for politics. The difference is that you can post your own views and you can indicate if you like or dislike someone else's opinions.
I think it's actually progress.