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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by keiferski on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:34PM (#24901053)
No, it means advocating for independent methods of verification that aren’t controlled by biased, unelected, unaccountable corporate entities.
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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by tqi on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:52PM (#24901250)
Wouldn't decentralization just give people the option to choose from several different biased, unelected, unaccountable corporate entities?
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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by keiferski on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @12:06AM (#24904403)
Sure, but then people have options, and entities are forced to be competitive.
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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account by tqi on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @01:43AM (#24915629)
But critically, the entities are not competing for the same audience. People are not choosing between Fox News and MSNBC, people are choosing between Fox News and Brietbart. While it would seem like there is an opportunity for a service that caters to the middle, in reality I think people largely prefer to have their world views and priors confirmed rather than challenged.
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