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With authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah. Web 2.0 was the beginning of the death of the democratized internet. When corporations took over, it all became about getting people addicted to platforms to then try to make money from those users, usually with targeted ads.

Web 1.0 was really the golden age, although that definitely also had its fair share of issues, like the majority of the internet relying on proprietary software like Flash or ActiveX plugins, although that isn't much better nowadays with proprietary js running the web. Also pop-up ads weren't exactly fun, and nowadays, sharing video is a lot easier, although it's still mostly centralized to websites who have the capitol to host and distribute the video, like YouTube, TikTok, etc., which comes with the corporate issues.

I have hope in the fediverse, though.