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spaceman_2020 on Jan 10, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things that I think will be important in the next ...

It's more nuanced than that.

Did WhatsApp and Facebook help elect right-wing autocrats? Yes.

Are WhatsApp and Facebook also helping protestors against right-wing autocrats organize and protest? Also yes.

ncmncm on Jan 12, 2020 [–]

It looks to me like the balance is very, very far to the right.

spaceman_2020 on Jan 12, 2020 | [–]

True. You can convincingly argue that Facebook et al are a net negative for our society

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