Moves to ban under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
  • Luniio@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I completely agree with the content of this article.

    Whoever controls the algorithm can shape public opinion.

    However, this is an opinion piece, not news.

    • mrmisses@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      In the early 2000s there was a lot of talk about social media being used to lie/spread false propaganda and then a Republican got elected and they stopped talking about it

    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Fair, my bad, it just feels extremely prescient given the current moral panic about social media and young people.