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"Half of the people living in democracies (49%) say that the influence of Big Tech companies, such as Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, threatens democracy i
by jruohonen 3y ago
"Half of the people living in democracies (49%) say that the influence of Big Tech companies, such as Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, threatens democracy in their country."
(Though, the validity is undermined by a separate question on global corporations, and the methodology in general can be called into question.)
- Garvi 3y agoAlmost spilled my coffee earlier when I saw this topic and comments on my usually extremely censored HN. Then I realized the time of day and that the US based mods are probably still asleep. By now this topic has of course been shadow removed and hidden from other viewers. Welcome to the dystopia.
- jruohonen 3y agoDespite of HN's alleged position and interestingly enough, the US ranks third in this concern. But as said, the methodology is somewhat unclear. Here is a more balanced take: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2021/global-drive-control-big-tech https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2021/global-driv... It is a global thing.