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Re:Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been myste... by aww_dang on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:40AM (#27615219)
The illusion of openness can be more convincing in the case of the Internet. It isn't just a talking head telling you what to think on TV, it is a collection of curated and censored opinions from a simulated peer group.
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Re:Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been myste... by DevKoala on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:06PM (#27619619)
Yes I agree. As someone who works with programmatic advertising technologies, I struggle to convince friends that 80% of what they see in a screen has been decided by a third party and it is not them “looking for it”.
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