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Re:China's social credit system blocked 11M flights and 4M t... by stcredzero on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @04:03PM (#17137680)
Or the power of technology will enable them to repeat the message until public believes it. If you repeat something enough people start believing it. Fun exercise, check out persuasive techniques below and count

This has been true of media since the beginning. It's certainly at play in social media today. It has been glaringly true of print and television media for decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent

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