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The decline of social network monopolies will also see a decline in mass political influence in the form of international content farms pumping out propaganda,
by weevil 3y ago
The decline of social network monopolies will also see a decline in mass political influence in the form of international content farms pumping out propaganda, and grassroots organisations trying to save us from burning down the planet. It feels like the balance of political discourse and its capacity for abuse wobbles and wavers over time, but ultimately they cancel each other out.
I'm looking forward to a world beyond parallel societies operating on the internet for the profit of one or two companies.
- rchaud 3y agoI wouldn't hold out too much hope. The most egregious propaganda has long since shifted to non-clearweb channels like Telegram and Whatsapp groups.
- pessimizer 3y agoThe decline of individual social networks leads to social network monopolies, it doesn't damage them.