• would_be_appreciated@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Seems bizarre that people are okay with public opinion being explicitly manipulated by a very small group of people with very little overlapping interest with the public, but not okay with public opinion being explicitly manipulated by a very small group of people with very little overlapping interest with the public from a foreign country.

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      3 months ago

      Not really. One can be dealt with if needs be, since they’re US companies. The other can’t because it’s the Chinese government.