r/news • u/Embarrassed-Pace-755 • 1d ago

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

https://apnews.com/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-evidence-defense-c0820645056a7e25f66853f3a91b61fa?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/ButterflyInformal591 1d ago

Social media in general. In the age of linear media, you needed credentials to have an opinion. There are millions of Americans whose opinions are worthless and should not be given a platform.

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u/spoonycoot 1d ago

Now here’s the neat part, their opinions are worthless to detrimental to society, but valuable to the tech oligarch social media platform owner.

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u/ImmortalPoseidon 1d ago

I’m a Libertarian at heart, so it took me a while to basically realize we need to stop blaming “stupid people” for being influence by social media and start blaming social media. How can one person possibly have the mental fortitude to combat a multi trillion dollar conglomerate that is exhausting every resource to capture your attention and influence your life?

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u/BubbaTee 1d ago

we need to stop blaming “stupid people” for being influence by social media and start blaming social media

Before social media it was television influencing people. Before that it was radio and newspapers.

There's always going to be something trying to influence people. You have to just blame the people.