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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Robert Reich—Bluesky.

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    6 days ago

    The problem is that everyone is dumb enough to use these things. I’m not absolutely convinced that Lemmy is significantly better.

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        6 days ago

        Nope, not rich people, not exclusively.

        Russia and China. They are the ones who made it a cynical instrument of manipulation.