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How Facebook and Twitter rigged the game in 2020

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Starting with the idea that Sergey has anything to do with how Google is run these days established how much credibility this article deserves right off the bat.

Remember, when people strenuously accuse the other of something, there is good reason to suspect the accuser is deflecting and also projecting.

Remember the vehement Russia, Russia, Russia! Russia was controlling all media. Russia was doing all kinds of disinformation, attacks, etc., etc.

Meanwhile it was these guys and gals doing the heavy lifting for manipulation in concert.

Just imagine the 24x7 reporting we'd have gotten if Jared or whoever else in the Trump admin had lost a laptop will all kinds of incriminating emails and images... (oh, gosh, we can't verify the emails --yet when it's convenient they can verify emails attributed to people they don't like) They were even saying Hunter's deeds were Russian misinformation, they also told us Putin had Trump pee pee tapes... Well, we got Hunter with hookers... oh, yeah, yawn...

Now imagine of Pompeo went behind mr Heinz (Kerry) and talked to Germany or Russia to not sign an agreement... but when mr Heinz did that... oh, that's what former secretary of states do....

This comment started out quite well and I really wanted to understand everything written after mentioning a lost laptop

> Remember the vehement Russia, Russia, Russia! Russia was controlling all media. Russia was doing all kinds of disinformation, attacks, etc., etc.

Yes, and it was proven.

> Just imagine the 24x7 reporting we'd have gotten if Jared or whoever else in the Trump admin had lost a laptop will all kinds of incriminating emails and images...

There was basically a scandal that would have had any previous president impeached on a weekly basis. There wasn't time to spend 24/7 on Jared. Off the top of my head there was the whole lying about rent controlled apartments which affected actual people who could literally least afford it. That got about 4 seconds of coverage.

https://apnews.com/article/north-america-donald-trump-ap-top...

>Yes, and it was proven.

Do you think whatever they did was greater influence than what the domestic media did? I would find it hard to believe Russia could disable accounts and modify their algos to favor one candidate over another.

I think you made several provably false statements and are now attempting to change the subject. I'm not interested in chasing moving goal posts.

I suggest taking some time away from media and social media to recharge and cool down a bit.

If you feel sometimes angry and frustrated by the news and current events, I recommend taking a breather and reflecting on why you feel this way and whether your life is better after having spent your precious time on the news - and if not, why you continue to do so

I’m not angry. I’m just terribly disappointed in the misinformation we’re fed by people claiming to counter misinformation.

What we know now is they no one tries to be semi neutral any more. It’s all about narratives and making your side look like the good guys and gals.

I'm expecting that this book is somehow going to get 'banned' soon for spreading 'misinformation' and 'false claims' of 'election fraud' and 'election interference'.

We'll see what happens next.

Have books been “‘banned’” recently? I don’t recall hearing anything.

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