The article may have waded into the deeper end of the pool on who is doing the filtering and why, but even if you look past that, the 'Blindingly Obvious' solut

The article may have waded into the deeper end of the pool on who is doing the filtering and why, but even if you look past that, the 'Blindingly Obvious' solution for us to do the filtering sounds good to me. If we are old enough to know what's best for us (age of 18+), then we should not have to be treated like children that need to be protected. Of course this is all assuming that these mega media corporations that control the biggest online communication networks in the world and that hold all the data for our digital 'town squares' don't have any personal agendas that would incentivize them to want to control information that you get to read/see and communicate about. The sad truth is however that they most likely do have personal agendas and have been abusing their power for quite some time. That much power can be worth a lot and when the 'general sentiment' of people can be swayed by technology, I would bet it is being done. Don't believe it? Okay, but how would you even begin to know the truth if you're not being allowed to learn about things you don't even know about? There's a saying "What they don't know won't hurt them" however I believe that depends on how benevolent the people we're talking about are. There's also the saying "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" and that "The love of money is the root of all evil". We're talking about a lot of power and a lot of money involved. Think it through a little. Often we don't know what we don't know. How aware are you of what you don't know? I'd err on the side of giving people all the information. Open up the system so we can know who is posting what (anonomized IPs/MACs/Routing as IDs for comparison info etc.). There are a lot of people out there smarter than I who would take up the challenge to find out how much information is coming from bots, and what content is being passed around and from where. Have you ever wondered what the Google Search Algorithm looks like? Wouldn't it be in your best interest to know how your search results are generated? Unfortunately this as well as the twitter/facebook situation being opened up or give you filter controls will never happen from those with the power to make it happen. These control systems are in place specifically to benefit from and push activities that would otherwise not be possible under the public eye. The continuous stream of information and data is a big commodity today because of what it can be used to influence on a large scale. If information is being manipulated by the wrong people what can that do in a society? From what I've seen, most people have given up on critical thinking enough not to care or believe that there's something to look into.