News papers and anybody with a printing press used to hold that same power. So it seems like the same thing, just faster, and whatever else... but that might be a too simplistic perception, ignoring other factors... or perhaps not.
Or perhaps this shows that most of us aren't capable of or willing to think independently, and just trust whatever information presented to us?
Previously, the authority are more careful in presenting information. Now the social media just recommend whatever that can attract us to the platform, regardless of how ridiculous the information is.
