- Researcher said that one person controlling
Twitter would be "incompatible with democracy." - Unregulated
data collection means the social-media industry holds sway over real-world events.
The former professor and author of "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," Shoshana Zuboff, said huge ad revenue and unregulated data collection about user behavior have changed the social-media industry, which now holds incredible sway over real-world events.
Because content on social-media platforms can $4 and lead to $4, she said, the people in control of the sites hold a tremendous amount of power.
Putting that power in the hands of a single person, she said, would be "incompatible with democracy."
"There are simply no checks and balances from any internal or external force," Zuboff $4.
Should Musk take ownership of Twitter, the
"This is a disaster, and it's not only about Elon Musk, but he kind of puts it on steroids," Zuboff $4.