Luciana Muherdawi | The differences between big tech companies and the press are far from unanimous

Social platforms are not designed exclusively for journalism, but for sharing, writes Luciana Moherdawi

The an interview Written by science fiction writer Cory Doctorow for The New Yorker It gives clues about how the perspective directs dissenting discourses to Senior techniciansespecially if rejecting something can veer into nihilism when reporter Christopher Beard tells why he balances a novel between novels.

“What you have to show people is not just how bad it will be if they don’t act, but how much room there is to act and make things better. And it’s a very difficult balance, because the better you show the massive and daunting challenge, the harder it is to convince them that some action can make a difference.” .He said.

Doctorow criticizes Shoshana Zuboff, author of the book The age of surveillance capitalism, to say that technology companies are harmful because they influence behavior. In his opinion, the danger is monopolistic motives. “It is necessary to restore a more effective mode of intervention, which would put an end to the anti-competitive mergers seen so far.”stampede.

This glitch sets Senior technicians and traditional media. Economic factors were marked by the intensification of attacks on social networks after the election campaigns for Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States and Britain’s exit from the European UnionThe UK’s exit from the European Union.

Disinformation and inappropriate use of personal data were exceptional, though not entirely out of touch, journalistic agendas—”basic school“It is a case The New York Times Another example is when the newspaper Presumably, it collects information from readers🇧🇷

But the endless tension between the technology companies and the media sectors excites researchers and analysts, and the discussion in the United States needs to be further elaborated. Legislation that rewards vehicles considered credible, as Australia has, caught the press.

Under the argument that the news represents a A small portion of their revenue. And the public, always Facebook She rejected the influence of the press on her show🇧🇷 🇧🇷It makes up less than 4% of the content people see in their feed.”🇧🇷

However, the telecom companies claim that Mark Zuckerberg is making high profits with links to their shared content. The network’s response was the opposite: Meta directs traffic to news sources.

Aside from the assaults, the root of the obstacle is the nature of social networks. It was not designed exclusively for journalism, but for participation, though often ineffectual moderation. In fact, the press obsessed over them. He takes it as a fee, whose goal is to increase traffic to websites and portals.

It’s a legitimate fight for compensation. The Google News aggregator is a good starting point. However, the logic Senior technicians🇧🇷 Because the fabrications of the mainstream media have, so far, been shaky and Manichean – good versus evil. social network It’s not a show🇧🇷 It is necessary to go further. This stretching and pulling will not work.