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Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
(www.reuters.com)
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The biggest perpetrators of misinformation are the MSM. Without social media a lot of what is going on in the world will never see the light of day.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/13/social-media-misinformation-doxxing-privacy-laws/
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260322-bbc-imposed-restrictions-on-its-journalists-during-coverage-of-the-gaza-war-uk-court-hears/
https://jacobin.nl/hoe-de-nederlandse-media-een-illegale-oorlog-verkopen/