Subj : Re: Control of the Media
To   : Mike Powell
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Mon Dec 18 2023 14:14:58

 MP> >I got that impression also, at the time, but I'm on the hunt for some
 MP> >unobvious
 MP> >motive. There's got to be a reason for their participation (facebook, twi
 MP> >tc.) I can speculate about it all day, because there are a lot of scenari
 MP> >onsider, but that's a secret that they're keeping quite well.
 MP> 
 MP> As Ron pointed out, it would be easy enough for them to get paid in some
 MP> indirect form that would be difficult to isolate.

Yes. And the payment can potentially be non-monetary as well.

I read that the EU has recently passed a law that's "intended" to prevent harmful information from being distributed online.

What I read and what I understand are often 2 different things. In this case, I understand that the EU's intention is to deputize search engines with the authority to decide which content is "harmful" and which content is "safe," which IMO is the opposite of making anyone "safe."

Perhaps this is one example of the types of "payments" being made from government to the media. (Social media in this case.)

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