Yeah at this point I’m surprised how news organizations can still be on X. That place is complete bullshit now and I bet the comments on news articles are especially troubling.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

Yeah at this point I’m surprised how news organizations can still be on X

Why? The people left on there are the ideal target audience for propaganda, plus if it gets them clicks (=money) which is what they're in the business for, why would they walk away? Expecting ethics in journalism under capitalism is futile (sure, individual ethical journalists exist, but they aren't the ones we're talking about nor do they represent the industry).

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Corporate media are leery of the fediverse because the capitalist class hasn’t (yet) gotten control of it. They aren’t able shape the narratives here like they’re able to on corporate social media platforms.

We are on their radar, though, and they will eventually try to control us. US military-industrial complex think tank Atlantic Council report: Collective Security in a Federated World (PDF link)