@jwildeboer

Something like this

Social Zizanie

cf : Asterix and the roman agent

Slight correction? "Algorithmic Propaganda". IMO "media" is too vague.

And we in Europe are no exception.

The same apocalypse is happening in Europe too.

@jwildeboer

And that can be seen everywhere and accelerates things a lot.

Loving this idea!

That it is, but I don't remember any other time when forcibly shutting down hundreds of thousands of small businesses, non-profits, and hobby projects was on the table. Tech legislation wasn't so apocalyptic until now.

@jwildeboer

It was anything but media. It was when the journalists and a bit later the politicians joined that it started to become media.

@jwildeboer

yes, that distinction between "media" and "network" seems real and important. It may even be identifiable mathematically by looking into the topology of the network: Is it dominated by popular accounts that look for another channel / audience to push their content, who have vast numbers of passive followers (followers who never post, but at best boost and like)? Or do people feel empowered to join the discussion on a more equal basis?

@jwildeboer

Some of the new social media ban laws specifically apply to addictive feeds, for this reason.

But far too many do not, and impose verification requirements that are financially impossible for sites that *don't* exploit their users with addictive feeds. Those bans not only don't punish addictive social media companies, but reward them by shutting down their competitors (i.e. Fedi).

And all of them do nothing to protect adults from addiction.

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