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Henrik's avatar

Problem is broader than TikTok though, and even foreign disinfo (even if that’s more concentrated), but rather social media more broadly. There’s so much bullshit swirling around and so much incentive to perpetuate it that one platform or one foreign actor doesn’t begin to cover the problem. And it’s global

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Wolfpack Dem's avatar

Yep. Not an America problem, but rather a humanity problem.

I think we are past the tipping point, and pretty much screwed.

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Henrik's avatar

Agreed, sadly. That and the climate combine for a bad one-two punch

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Zero Cool's avatar

I would propose that there should be a complete redesign of social media that’s based on legislation which limits the ability for users to get corrupted the way they have been under Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.

AOL was the far superior social media platform because it gave users more autonomy and control over their own domain with less problems. Social media should not allow people to show their own name unless there’s a process by which to verify it legally or if they have to pay.

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