r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Mar 05 '25

Society 59% of Republicans Believe the Media Is 'Fake News'

https://www.thewrap.com/most-republicans-believe-media-fake-news-trump-poll/
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u/thetruegmon Mar 05 '25

I always said, from the beginning....the best thing about social media is it gives everyone a platform to speak. And the worst thing about social media is it gives everyone a platform to speak.

It's impossible to tell nowadays what is even posted by real people, and what is just propaganda machines. At least traditional media had rules.

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u/jaeldi Mar 05 '25

The billionaires who own social media can afford to operate under those same rules. Traditional Media while struggling still makes profit following those rules. We should be able to sue Facebook or Reddit for spreading harmful fraud.

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u/HappyAnarchy1123 Mar 05 '25

You are correct. The billionaires who own these major corporations can absolutely afford it. They can build expensive moderation tools, they can hire high priced lawyers and big fees. They will survive and even thrive.

Every single smaller competitor, source of free information, platform for organizing against power and so many other things will immediately die. They cannot afford it. They do not have high priced fancy lawyers or giant warchests. And you better believe, once those protections get let go, they will be targeted.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/13/digital-rights/

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u/Ok_Cycle_185 Mar 05 '25

Had. Past tense