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Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and the like do filter what is recommended to a person though; that is a form of editorial control, even if it‘s mostly just algorithms behind the scenes.

If they were neutral platforms just showing you what you‘ve specifically searched or followed then that would make them more of a common carrier. But the recommendations are an issue.




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