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Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Dark-Money Playbook

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Social Media Platforms Should Be Able to Curb the Spread of Lies and Misinformation

I would agree with you that there are desperate effects and these policy decisions inside the company. They don't affect every one the same way. The tricky part is that algarithms on a lot of social media platforms really do prioritize and scale the distribution of salacious content because it tends to get more engagement. Once your video gets a thousand views, that's more likely to get a million than a vidio that gets a hundred. Because the truth can be boring. I don't care if it's got money running behind it or it's just organic. It's the ispread of lies that can have real world impacts that i have a problem with.

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