Was social media a mistake? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I used to think social media was good because thanks to them, governments couldn't fabricate false narratives. But it turns out that they are still doing it.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1366261/dl

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

Social media was not a mistake, but unregulated social media was.

You’re so right, the open source, non-profit threadiverse would be so much better if bourgeois states censored us.

this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026

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