The propaganda is heavy controlled via a few companies. Google and Meta, primarily.
I’d argue it’s worse, as now it’s intensely personalized, so everyone gets their own little shard of reality instead of one “averaged” version. That, and even with slants, the old networks did follow journalistic standards to some extent, while modern influencers are under no such obligation.
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The propaganda is heavy controlled via a few companies. Google and Meta, primarily.
I’d argue it’s worse, as now it’s intensely personalized, so everyone gets their own little shard of reality instead of one “averaged” version. That, and even with slants, the old networks did follow journalistic standards to some extent, while modern influencers are under no such obligation.
Google and Meta aren’t controlling propaganda. They’re just trying to make ad dollars.
Propaganda is something you lose money doing, because you’re spending money (or using influence) to change minds.
They do when it’s in their business interest, though. They absolutely spend effort to skew opinions.