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bucolic_frolic

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3. The decline of mainstream news sources

Reply to Jersey Devlin (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:15 PM

Jun 2020

made room for online sources, sensationalism, extremism. YouTube rants enter peoples' heads. Facebook spreads unchecked lies at the pace of wildfire. It's a pandemic of narcissistic egos with hidden agendas that warps reality and suffocates truth.

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Joe: Facebook Helps Push People To Extremist Sites [View all] Jersey Devlin Jun 2020 OP

Not if you don't click on any bee ess ads, or political links that come up on your FB wall thread. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #1

Once I learned how to block them on FB, it's been so peaceful FakeNoose Jun 2020 #6

What was the federal officer situation he referred to? Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #2

He was referring to this story Gore1FL Jun 2020 #7

Oh, OK! That makes sense. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #8

The decline of mainstream news sources bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #3

This is how all journalist should be reacting, with fire in their voices. ffr Jun 2020 #4

I was booted from facebook..... the_sly_pig Jun 2020 #5