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- monoboy1
Big data companies are helping dirty politicians influence the opinions of gullible people for large amounts of cash, in order to swing elections.
They're being investigated now, but have been doing it for years because our civil service is only just waking up to it.
The internet is now so awash with shite, it's impossible to know what's real or fake anymore.
Scary times people. Pour yourself a drink...
- Replace "Big Data companies" with Advertising Agencies. Also true.Gnash
- Also as we have been let down by governments for so long. I cant help but feel this is a ditch effort to get people to comply again.mugwart
- Yes, late capitalism. You can just imagine Trumps reaction when briefed on it by Bannon.monoboy
- Advertising pioneered it. Secret service use it to find and influence terrorists. And now politicians use it to win elections.monoboy
- big data is way more scary than all the other traditional technological fears.fadein11
- out of curiosity are any of u guys part of big data? app'd in with phone geo locations or social always connected?deathboy
- and interesting thought mugwart. what has gov let us down on? personally i think gov hasnt let us down at all. its us who has relied on an idea that has let usdeathboy
- down. why do we think gov is more capable in private enterprise than free markets? unless you want bubbles.. but historically they have only corrupted and ruinddeathboy
- goes back to the basic tenets of why a gov? what does it provide and why? an arbiter of fair rules, of justice, of reason and hearing of disagreements.deathboy
- what gov role is now is far from the conception it was ever intended. to me its like a prom king/queen cliche trying to control the highschool of a nationdeathboy
- fuck those upptiy cunts who have no idea of life. fighting for causes they know nothing about, only focusing on the parties for the causes. stop relying on themdeathboy
- what deathboy is saying is, "fuck trump and his admin, he shouldn't be fucking with the internet, and anyone who voted for him or supports him is a moron."monospaced