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'''Social media''' is a form of online user-generated media. In the 21st century, it has become the main form of media and is used by billions of people. It is capable of spreading [[Revolution|revolutionary]] [[Socialism|socialist]] ideas but also has the potential to undermine [[democratic centralism]] by violating [[Communist party|party]] unity and discipline.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ben Becker|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges|date=2018-11-07|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/social-media-and-democratic-centralism-opportunities-and-challenges/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208195916/https://www.liberationschool.org/social-media-and-democratic-centralism-opportunities-and-challenges/|archive-date=2022-12-08|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> The [[Government of the United States of America|U.S. government]], including the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], use mainstream social media outlets including [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]],<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=How the CIA Has Infiltrated Social Media Companies, with Alan Macleod|date=2022-08-26|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-the-cia-has-infiltrated-social-media-companies-with-alan-macleod/281824/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826163307/https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-the-cia-has-infiltrated-social-media-companies-with-alan-macleod/281824/|archive-date=2022-08-26|retrieved=2022-08-26}}</ref> [[Twitter]],<ref name=":22">{{Web citation|author=Chris Garaffa|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”|date=2023-01-08|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/what-progressive-people-should-know-about-the-twitter-files/|retrieved=2023-01-09}}</ref> and [[Reddit]] for [[mass surveillance]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lucas Mearian|newspaper=MintPress News|title=Reddit Handed over User Info for 58% of Government Requests|date=2015-01-30|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117034644/https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-date=2022-01-17|retrieved=2022-08-06}}</ref> | '''Social media''' is a form of online user-generated media. In the 21st century, it has become the main form of media and is used by billions of people. It is capable of spreading [[Revolution|revolutionary]] [[Socialism|socialist]] ideas but also has the potential to undermine [[democratic centralism]] by violating [[Communist party|party]] unity and discipline.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ben Becker|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges|date=2018-11-07|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/social-media-and-democratic-centralism-opportunities-and-challenges/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208195916/https://www.liberationschool.org/social-media-and-democratic-centralism-opportunities-and-challenges/|archive-date=2022-12-08|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> The [[Government of the United States of America|U.S. government]], including the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], use mainstream social media outlets including [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]],<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=How the CIA Has Infiltrated Social Media Companies, with Alan Macleod|date=2022-08-26|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-the-cia-has-infiltrated-social-media-companies-with-alan-macleod/281824/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826163307/https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-the-cia-has-infiltrated-social-media-companies-with-alan-macleod/281824/|archive-date=2022-08-26|retrieved=2022-08-26}}</ref> [[Twitter]],<ref name=":22">{{Web citation|author=Chris Garaffa|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”|date=2023-01-08|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/what-progressive-people-should-know-about-the-twitter-files/|retrieved=2023-01-09}}</ref> and [[Reddit]] for [[mass surveillance]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lucas Mearian|newspaper=MintPress News|title=Reddit Handed over User Info for 58% of Government Requests|date=2015-01-30|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117034644/https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-date=2022-01-17|retrieved=2022-08-06}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Western social media websites and alternatives | |||
!Western | |||
!Frontends | |||
!Fediverse | |||
!Communist instances | |||
|- | |||
|[https://discord.com discord.com] | |||
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|[https://telegram.org telegram.org] | |||
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|- | |||
|[https://reddit.com reddit.com] | |||
| | |||
|[https://join-lemmy.org join-lemmy.org] | |||
|[https://lemmygrad.ml lemmygrad.ml][https://hexbear.net hexbear.net] | |||
|- | |||
|[https://twitter.com twitter.com] | |||
|[https://nitter.io.lol nitter.io.lol] | |||
|[https://joinmastodon.org joinmastodon.org] | |||
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|- | |||
|[https://youtube.com youtube.com] | |||
|[https://invidious.io invidious.io] | |||
|[https://joinpeertube.org joinpeertube.org] | |||
|[https://tankie.tube tankie.tube] | |||
|} | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 3 October 2024
Social media is a form of online user-generated media. In the 21st century, it has become the main form of media and is used by billions of people. It is capable of spreading revolutionary socialist ideas but also has the potential to undermine democratic centralism by violating party unity and discipline.[1] The U.S. government, including the NSA and CIA, use mainstream social media outlets including Facebook,[2] Twitter,[3] and Reddit for mass surveillance.[4]
| Western | Frontends | Fediverse | Communist instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| discord.com | telegram.org | ||
| reddit.com | join-lemmy.org | lemmygrad.mlhexbear.net | |
| twitter.com | nitter.io.lol | joinmastodon.org | |
| youtube.com | invidious.io | joinpeertube.org | tankie.tube |
See also
References
- ↑ Ben Becker (2018-11-07). "Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ Alan Macleod (2022-08-26). "How the CIA Has Infiltrated Social Media Companies, with Alan Macleod" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ↑ Chris Garaffa (2023-01-08). "What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”" Liberation News. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ↑ Lucas Mearian (2015-01-30). "Reddit Handed over User Info for 58% of Government Requests" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-08-06.