The Brazilian analyst and social media critic Diego Ruzzarin On Sunday, he addressed the power that large technology corporations exercise over digital communication platforms. “Social networks are companies, they are not a neutral place to have a conversation; they have an owner, they have shareholders,” he said.
During the last episode of Maduro PodcastRuzzarin cited Elon Musk as an example, noting that the tycoon has clear interests in South America, such as the acquisition of lithium and cheap labor, which affects the nature of political discussions that take place on the social networks he controls.
“Having a debate about politics on social media is like going to a weapons company to talk about the dangers of selling them in the Walmart in the US,” he said.
For his part, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurosaid that Elon Musk is not only seeking to consolidate his economic power, but also has political ambitions.
According to the head of state, Musk “wants to be president of the United States.” USA“and has already been considered to join Donald Trump’s administration.
Finally, he warned about the control that the owner of X and Tesla exercises over the global communicationsespecially through its mastery of satellite internet and social media.
Source: International Media
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