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Posted on: May 20, 2020 Posted by: Patrick Neve Comments: 0

False Democracy of Social Media

We think of social media as a level playing field. A place where everyone’s voice matters. But when you look below the surface, social media has become a false democracy. You may remember this news story from 2015: “Red Starbucks Cup Brews Controversy on Social Media.” If you don’t remember this news story, congratulations. You must’ve had a very peaceful November. You couldn’t go on Twitter that month without seeing…