Although my books are set in a neighbouring universe, I did write them to mirror the problems of our own world; mostly so I could play with solutions—I do bill myself as a Techno-Optimist!
The rich and powerful in the Former Western Democracies use propaganda bots to shape the truth…
That’s my books. Meanwhile, in a neighbouring reality, the rich and powerful use censorship of social media to shape the truth…
Things are getting worrying. I have written before about my struggles against the algorithms; should everything we see be sponsored? Can’t we get genuine recommendations and opinion?
…but this recent censorship by Twitter and Facebook against what seems like at least potentially legitimate stories drops us another subbasement level down the rabbit hole of information chaos.
Platforms blocking free speech and censoring disputed facts is dangerous territory. It’s state media territory. Don’t get me wrong, I am in no way pro-Trump! But what if both sides are being run by something deeper and more sinister…