Interesting how much people's perception can be influenced by simple framing. The revelations in this article are actually quite similar to some of the "conspiracy theory" type of allegations made by those questioning the legitimacy of the most recent election.

>That’s why the participants want the secret history of the 2020 election told, even though it sounds like a paranoid fever dream–a well-funded cabal of powerful people, ranging across industries and ideologies, working together behind the scenes to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information

Not to choose a side, but considering Trump only lost the popular vote by a few percent, one could argue that this constitutes mass disenfranchisement, especially in light of the fact that republicans are underrepresented in the institutions that the article is alleging colluded.

The real danger here in my opinion is that it's incredibly difficult for laypeople to form unbiased opinions, as the media that we all consume has very clearly chosen a side, perhaps moreso than in the past, under the guise of "saving democracy". So in a way this article also legitimizes trump's infamous claim of "fake news".

Edit: won -> lost