Soros and his ilk are scared of loosing control, his fears have nothing to do with democracy has he has no interest in it, or promoting it. — charleton
individual people, regardless of who they are, no longer really have control. — Agustino
The old media and the rich with their corporation have been in control since the dawn of time, and their control is at last being challenged by social media, which gives people a chance for the first time in history to push for REAL democratic change. — charleton
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/25/george-soros-facebook-and-google-are-a-menace-to-societyFacebook and Google have become “obstacles to innovation” and are a “menace” to society whose “days are numbered”, said billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.
“Mining and oil companies exploit the physical environment; social media companies exploit the social environment,” said the Hungarian-American businessman, according to a transcript of his speech.
“This is particularly nefarious because social media companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it. This has far-reaching adverse consequences on the functioning of democracy, particularly on the integrity of elections.”
Google are not making you behave differently. — charleton
The Internet is providing a platform for forums like this and a multitude of grass roots political movements which have the potential to completely change the status quo — charleton
The old media and the rich with their corporation have been in control since the dawn of time — charleton
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Then give me a quote where Soros says anything against social media. — BlueBanana
Please don't labor under the delusion that Facebook, Amazon, Google, et al don't plan on manufacturing and manipulating your consent even more than it was manipulated in the past. — Bitter Crank
Calm down, charleton; the old media haven't been around since the dawn of time. — Bitter Crank
does not speak against social media in the text you provided, but only against the social media companies, which are some of the the big corporations that are a danger to democracy. And those are the companies you claim Soros wants to give more power to. — BlueBanana
He rails against Social Media by attacking social media companies - quite obviously. — charleton
I did not say he want to give more power to anyone but himself. — charleton
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