Today, a few corporations serve as gatekeepers to the digital realm, empowered by a hands-free free-market ideology that has created markets without any incentive to innovate or improve. But as the success of local alternatives to the present system shows, there is nothing accidental — or inevitable — about America’s internet woes.
Especially in New York, elections have long served as evidence of the state’s resilience. As the coronavirus shakes society to its core, we could have used that symbol once again.
Thus far, users have embraced Facebook's system, feeding it with data and dollars. But if Facebook’s history is any indication, users should be wary of whether Facebook is truly leading news in the right direction.
