I know it's centered around bots and algorithms running most of the internet. I'd say that's true, but I still believe that there's still a lot of human interaction and discussion going on.
I'm of the personal belief that a lot of the mainstream sites are manipulated with discussion that is pushed by state governments.
We know this because we know China employs people and bots to manipulate public opinion in favor of the government. It's okay to talk about and report about China's evil and manipulative practices (at least for now). It's the states that are using it against us where it's tougher to find information, like the US and Israel.
Aside from governments pushing this practice, I have no doubts that corporations use this practice, as well.
Just read about the Dead Internet Theory.
I know it's centered around bots and algorithms running most of the internet. I'd say that's true, but I still believe that there's still a lot of human interaction and discussion going on.
I'm of the personal belief that a lot of the mainstream sites are manipulated with discussion that is pushed by state governments.
We know this because we know China employs people and bots to manipulate public opinion in favor of the government. It's okay to talk about and report about China's evil and manipulative practices (at least for now). It's the states that are using it against us where it's tougher to find information, like the US and Israel.
Aside from governments pushing this practice, I have no doubts that corporations use this practice, as well.
It's just that A LOT of the human interaction has been gated into social media sites.