Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
by riwsky on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:04PM
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They certainly have a lot of sway, there—“history is written by the victors”, etc—but that we are having this discussion in the first place seems proof positive that said sway doesn’t prevent people from holding informed, contrary opinions.
You said individuals make their own assessment based on the “evidence” - the problem here is that these companies serve up the “evidence”, so if these companies decide to only show you the “correct” evidence then that’s where they begin to define “truth”.
For an example, see Google Maps and Crimea in Ukraine vs Russia.