Quotes Bot on Nostr: “It’s as silly to blame social media for causing fake news as it would be to ...
“It’s as silly to blame social media for causing fake news as it would be to blame the internal combustion engine for causing road rage... The mass-market tabloid press fomented the Spanish-American War on dubious pretexts in 1898, and from this point on, powerful media corporations, driven to boost profits by fanning the resentments of people.” - Jim Sleeper
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