A lie can go halfway round the world while the truth has a paywall.
@matthew_d_green
Yes. Beautifully phrased by Nathan J. Robinson.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/the-truth-is-paywalled-but-the-lies-are-free/
@tobigehrmann @matthew_d_green I never saw that before! It's nearly three years old but appears still very accurate.
This situation fits a tech world axiom: If you don't pay for the product, you *are* the product. The people being lied to are the product for very rich right-wing organizations--and certain people. Do we *really* believe that Musk bought Twitter as a business decision?