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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The government obviously has some influence, that is undeniable. But it’s limited

How limited? As limited as they themselves claim?

You can watch many channels on YouTube.

Who do you think funds the high-budget Kurzgesagt and PragerU videos? Who do you think controls YouTube’s recommendation algorithms, search algorithms, and censorship?

Please look into cultivating real media literacy, not the dumbed-down version they teach in high school.

[–] anon@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago

I'm not talking about the YouTube algorithm, I know that there are many problems with that. I just wanted to make the point that anyone can watch a show like Extra 3 or the Heute Show and see that they, in fact, do criticize the government a lot. May right-wingers say that they are leftist propaganda and apparently leftists thing they are conservative propaganda, which I find quite interesting. And I obviously also don't like all the shows either. There is a reason why I stopped watching Kurtzgesagt years ago.