Algorithms and AI are anything but benign. They are a 'smart' dummy to which autocrats and technocrats bent on subjugating populations worldwide point the finger.
Do social media posts appear to be going nowhere? The likelihood is that’s exactly what’s happening and not just to large accounts or recognized influencers.
Big Tech’s constraint of bona fide facts has fueled citizen disengagement from public affairs. Overwhelming posts by bots, inserted by bad actors like the Chinese, have further driven voters to shelve participation in civic and social discussion, walling off themselves for introspection.
