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[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

I agree that is a legitimate concern, though I would hope that even in that case there would be less popular alternative models that people could use, just like how those of us who want to stay away from the big social networks can use Lemmy. This would not save us from AI chatbots subtly reprogramming the population just like how Facebook did with its algorithm, though...