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"2020 was basically the last time that sort of information control worked" ??? You don't think social media platforms can control the flow of information? Th
by FrustratedMonky 2y ago
"2020 was basically the last time that sort of information control worked"
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You don't think social media platforms can control the flow of information? That is their entire business plan. Nothing free about it.
- rayiner 2y agoThey have much less control over it than TV and newspapers. TV and newspapers have direct editorial control: if they don’t publish or say something on air, their readers and listeners don’t get that information. Social media platforms don’t have direct editorial control, only indirect control. They can tweak their algorithms to influence the narrative. But the platforms are designed to encourage information to go viral, so they can only do so much of that.
- FrustratedMonky 2y agoThe algorithms are automating the editorial control. But even more so, since they can editorialize down to specific people, targeted influence. It is 1000X more potent than some joe blow newspaper editor.
- rayiner 2y agoIn theory, but not in practice. It’s much easier for journalists to stick to a narrative than for social media companies to keep stories from going viral. It’s just a game of whack-a-mole.