Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Fighting Big Tech Makes for Some Uncomfortable Bedfellows | NYT

Social media brings people together ... against social media
"On one side is the progressive left, whose members have been appalled by Facebook’s handling of pro-Trump Russian disinformation campaigns and Silicon Valley’s consolidated power. On the other side is the Trumpist right, whose members see the power of social media companies to ban content as censorship and worry that the arteries of communication are controlled by young liberals.

The common cause has made for some strange new bedfellows. The left and the right now often have similar anti-tech talking points on cable news and at congressional hearings. Conservatives are showing up at largely liberal conferences, while liberals are going on conservative TV shows."
Fighting Big Tech Makes for Some Uncomfortable Bedfellows | NYT

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