The Creepy Line
I already knew most of the things that were shown, but people should check it out anyway. People are being lied to constantly, by those platforms, but by a lot of people who have no interest in the truth and weaponize information. I think censorship (and self-censorship) goes against the spirit of the internet (and the US), but that's just one of many negatives about this big tech monopoly. Free speech, data stealing, influence, recording and uploading our personal lives.. I once had my own book advertised to me! Unfortunately, I'd say most will only object when it's "their" side (whatever that means, groups are the enemy) being oppressed, and their goal is to switch oppressed to oppressor, "getting even", instead of getting it right.
I still have a flip-phone but there is always a screen on when I'm home. Just today I was having issues with someone I know because she must be too afraid to call, and insists on texting, even though I can't hear it, and I hardly ever look at my phone.
Years ago, I was having a conversation with my cousin, and I was saying besides the billions they make, they might be one of the most powerful group in the world in the disinformation age. He could only reply with "Well, facebook is free", only for me to reply with "WE are the product"... We don't use the public square anymore, Twitter (etc) is the new public square. Once everyone is on there is when real power can be displayed. When you are banned (many times for no reason) off YouTube, etc., you can't just go back to old fashioned forms of communication such as a loud-speaker at a corner Downtown.. If I break a rule, I pay the price, and then everything is back to normal, as opposed to a lifetime ban. There's conformity with that, too. When one platforms bans a public figure, it snowballs. They know we can arbitrarily ignore, but this is more than just money, it's power. Many of these companies are subsidized by the public one way or another, too, only to turn the gun on you whenever they feel like it.
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