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In reply to the discussion: Thank God Facebook is down [View all]OhioBlue
(5,126 posts)I am telling you what my timeline looks like at times over the last couple of months. I say "at times" because it isn't always like this. For instance, I just logged on and probably scrolled through 50 posts before one came up:
And, don't you see the problem with FB suggesting these meme factory pages based on your friends preferences? It is a constant propaganda stream for people in rural areas. Even if they unfollow or ignore people that constantly share political memes, they get "suggested for you" right-wing propaganda in their feed.
"Curating your own reality" is also a problem. The more people live in a bubble of information or disinformation and propaganda, the more likely they are to be swayed to not only vote against their own best interests, to not realize the dangers of Trumpism but to act in ways that harm themselves and society like the irrational outrage and paranoia against vaccines and masks.