• relay@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I can look at fox news, CNN, Newsmax, Washinton Post, New York Times and I can see them all push a pro corporate pro imperialist line.

    I can see that Prager U gets many advertizements in youtube despite me never wanting to watch that kind of drek.

    Also look at the Cambridge Anylica scandal. It is possible for social media to push people in particular directions if it is easy to game the algorithm.

    1 he was talking about his time and probably could not forsee social media.

    2 look at corporate media consolidation trends. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/media-consolidation-means-less-local-news-more-right-wing-slant

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      1 year ago

      I don’t understand if you understood my dry two liner. anyway, thank you for your elaborate answer. I’m open to discuss this topic