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Yeah but with social media they can also undermine them outside of their state.

• nomel 10mo ago
  Agreed! I guess the question is, how should citizens communicate with each other? Who should apply the restrictions? If the authoritarian state is applying the restrictions, then it's probably for their own goals.
  • kubb 10mo ago
    An authoritarian state might have more legitimacy in applying the restrictions than a for profit company. Think about it. But really, people should communicate with each other by means not including algorithmic feeds optimized for engagement. Preferably including as little emotion as possible when it comes to discussing policy.
    • nomel 10mo ago
      > by means not including algorithmic feeds optimized for engagement I think that's the problem, not "social media". We're typing these comments on social media, after all.