[anticodon]

> I have no idea how a nation as large, diverse, and fragmented the USA (where I live) is going to combat it.

USA is a pioneer in this battle. It also owns all the tools and media necessary for the combat and uses it for its advantage for years (Google Search, Google YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, Netflix, etc).

It's everyone else that is losing this battle.

[sumnole]

fortunately there's also a lot of work being done in the USA towards decentralized platforms. it's not a silver bullet but a step in the right direction imho.

[creamytaco]

I find this comically out of touch with reality. To think that the most powerful information replicators of our age can be under the control of some mythical centralized entity (USA) so that “everyone else is losing this battle” is to be so ignorant about the way technology operates (non-linearity, meta-level control) as to completely and utterly miss the point.