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If social media companies actually had the true power to remove topics from public discussion, there would not be public discussion on increasing regulation on
by 542458 5y ago
If social media companies actually had the true power to remove topics from public discussion, there would not be public discussion on increasing regulation on these companies or breaking them up.
- ccn0p 5y agothe key word we might be hung up on is "remove". they can't just remove, but they can sway just enough to have real social impact.
- themitigating 5y agoAnd yet Trump was elected in 2016 and almost in 2020. Polls also indicate he would win an election between him and Biden right now. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/600146-poll-trump-leads-biden-harris-in-2024-matchups/ https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/600146-poll-trump-lead... 33% of the US population thinks the 2020 election was stolen https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-12-28/poll-a-third-of-americans-question-legitimacy-of-biden-victory-nearly-a-year-since-jan-6 https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-12-28/pol... What evidence do you have that they hold sway over society?
- Iwan-Zotow 5y agoEver heard about HB laptop?
- themitigating 5y agoYes, what about it?
- refurb 5y agoWell the former Democratic PAC leader now Facebook PR executive had that story pulled until such time it could be “fact checked”. Still waiting 16 months later. https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1316395902479872000 https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1316395902479872000