It’s concerning to me that only now Facebook/Twitter have decided to remove Trump from their platforms. It’s seems like they were only able to make that decision when it isn’t seen as controversial. And, I agree with Ruane that Zuckerberg and Dorsey have a huge amount of unchecked power. Hopefully under the next administration legal action can be taken to keep big tech companies in check.
The authority that big tech has is insane to me, that's a whole other complicated thing to dive into...after the Capitol riots, diving into it has only become more important. The ease in which violence can be incited through Twitter by powerful people like Trump is tooo great, boosted by blindly believed false info and straight-up white supremacy. I agree with Lola I hope that the country will establish ways to check its power--also thinking of pieces from The Social Dilemma about us "being the product" to online advertisement companies and in the dark about how our data is being used. Definitely lots to unpack
It’s concerning to me that only now Facebook/Twitter have decided to remove Trump from their platforms. It’s seems like they were only able to make that decision when it isn’t seen as controversial. And, I agree with Ruane that Zuckerberg and Dorsey have a huge amount of unchecked power. Hopefully under the next administration legal action can be taken to keep big tech companies in check.
The authority that big tech has is insane to me, that's a whole other complicated thing to dive into...after the Capitol riots, diving into it has only become more important. The ease in which violence can be incited through Twitter by powerful people like Trump is tooo great, boosted by blindly believed false info and straight-up white supremacy. I agree with Lola I hope that the country will establish ways to check its power--also thinking of pieces from The Social Dilemma about us "being the product" to online advertisement companies and in the dark about how our data is being used. Definitely lots to unpack