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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by EraYaN on Thursday November 07, 2024 @10:50AM (#42077696)
They are not propaganda in the classic sense since that requires intent and a goal.
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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by PittleyDunkin on Thursday November 07, 2024 @11:31AM (#42078126)
Sorry, why do you believe these entities have no intent nor goals? That's a very odd assumption to make.

As always, I highly recommend Manufacturing Consent, which well illustrates how to examine financial interests to determine the above. Propaganda does not require conspiracy nor explicit instructions on what messages to convey; it only requires a class of people produced from the same environment, aiming to reproduce that same environment.

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by blitzar on Friday November 08, 2024 @07:19AM (#42086285)
> illustrates how to examine financial interests to determine the above

On this basis we have to exclude all "citizen jounalists" as unreliable click bait at best or just plain manufactured news.

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