politics

Remember when people thought buying Twitter for $44B was overpaying and would certainly lead to financial ruin?

Remember in 2016 when people were outraged that a social media algorithm could, maybe, possibly have influenced a US Presidential election?

And then in 2024 the world’s richest man purchased one of the largest social media platforms, and then overtly used its algorithm to support his preferred candidate in a US Presidential election and everyone thought it was fine.

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Yes, as you said, the richest person in the world used a popular social media platform's algorithm to support a candidate. And what makes people realize this issue is the media. When all media owners support Trump for their own interests, then...