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by tartoran 402 days ago
It seems to me the online space is weaponized to for example, control outcomes in elections, close people into ideological bubbles and such.
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When you say "weaponized to", it makes it sound like there's some actor attempting it. Don't ideological bubbles form naturally? (People like to hear what they agree with)

In the case of controlling election outcomes, how is the current situation different from the pre-internet era of tv/radio advertising? Aren't political agents always trying to "control" elections? The core argument I'm making here is: doing so is very difficult