Humans have been killing each other as long as we’ve existed isn’t an argument to avoid trying to make it happen less
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IronBird@lemmy.world 1 day agonews networks have been doing this same for centuries
porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 day ago
IronBird@lemmy.world 1 day ago
just saying billionaires manipulating shit has been the norm for ages, which is why we used to have media-ownership limits…repealed under Clinton iirc
pipi1234@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Agreed, but know they have tools that enable them to do it with unprecedented impact.
In my opinion, the difference is so huge, we might as well think they didn’t manipulate things at all before.
porcoesphino@mander.xyz 20 hours ago
Yeah, by memory Rupert Murdoch had his hand at that and in Aus and the UK. I’d love to see that reined in again too
RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today 1 day ago
No, news networks are not algorithmically curating content specifically for each individual person, based on personal traits that they record based on usage.