Thread by @m_older

Once we recognize that an individual in control of a major media platform can be a threat to national security, we have to confront that #InformationIsAPublicGood #Infomocracy

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1590464989705703426

And I do mean confront, because I don't expect it to be easy. What are the principles, rules, oversight that protect public information from turning to propaganda? How can we fund it sufficiently while still having public signaling in the way that markets allow? #Infomocracy

How do we encompass a sufficiently wide range of perspectives? How do we find a balance between innovation and continuity?
I don't expect it to be easy. But I do expect it to be better.
#Infomocracy

Because letting corporations or individuals control both the infrastructure of information and its software - the content, the procedures, the organizational structure, the user interface decisions, etc - has always been both a critical risk and yet another expression of how $$$$

$$$$ can capture democratic processes. In a democracy in which people are expected to make decisions about their own governance, the means of accessing information on which to base those decisions is a fundamental part of democracy. Not separate, not optional. #Infomocracy

So if we want to call ourselves a democracy; if we want the governance benefits that come from people making informed decisions about how their society is bounded and run; then we must confront these questions and begin muddling towards answers, the sooner the better #Infomocracy

I expect it to be better. Because difficult and iterative and forcing critical and creative work towards a recognized goal is bound to be better than today's default of letting those with money decide, and warp the social mores to agree with their decisions. #Infomocracy #RESIST