> In my western EU democracy Oh boy, where to start? More and more people around you are starting to realize that actual democracy has never existed, you’re a

> In my western EU democracy Oh boy, where to start? More and more people around you are starting to realize that actual democracy has never existed, you’re a bit late to the party. > The people aren’t real You really think so? Excluding the really obvious ones with suspicious IDs and very shallow posts, I think most of the accounts that you’re dismissing as “fake” because it offends you, are absolutely “real”. First understand that one can spew out propaganda even without being contracted by state actors, many people are very passionate about their brand of politics and would do it even without any compensation. Secondly the increase in doubts with the mainstream narratives of mass media isn’t caused by just plain ignorance, but rather erosion of trust with governments and institutions within the populace. Without trust, nothing can be believed. > The network is shallow and unconnected Because most accounts on the Internet actually are shallow and unconnected, alienated in the virtual world as well as in the real world. The ones with many “organic” followers and friends are the exception than the rule! > how come that in 2022 social networks silently stay behind this with their brand? Where are the employees speaking up? Where are the executives hiding? Because in spite of Western governments’ efforts to curb “hate speech” and “disinformation”, their algorithms cannot simply analyze and understand the political nuance of millions of posts and comments that are generated hour by hour (thankfully). Maybe some keywords get filtered and some death threats get processed, but you’re expecting too much. Most of the employees in Silicon Valley are there to earn money and live a comfortable life, why should they even speak up about a problem that’s fundamentally impossible to solve (both technologically and politically)?