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Tech billionaires want to ‘overthrow democracy’ with social media, Spain PM Sánchez says (www.politico.eu)

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“The technology that was intended to free us has become the tool of our own oppression,” he said during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The social media that was supposed to bring unity, clarity and democracy have instead given us division, vice and a reactionary agenda.”

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[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 19 points 1 week ago

The EU should start with dropping Xitter and then start using their Mastodon server.