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i have to be honest here: > can freely operate the most powerful propaganda weapon humankind has known against the democracy. if we think is a true, accurate
by toofy 3y ago
i have to be honest here:
> can freely operate the most powerful propaganda weapon humankind has known against the democracy.
if we think is a true, accurate and non-hyperbolic description of tik-tok (and by extension social media) i don’t want anyone with power to operate them. whether it’s a billionaire from any country or any government.
it isn’t clear to me why we would treat a billionaire, a mega corporation, or a government any different with anything this powerful. again, if we were to agree this description is accurate no organization or person should have this kind of influence.
- number_man 3y agoWe have to start somewhere, and not having it under the control of a hostile foreign government is a good first step.
- toofy 3y agoi agree, we have to start somewhere. and if we think it’s the most powerful propaganda weapon ever developed, the place to start is by regulating _all_ social media.