The intertwined and convoluted family tree heritage of trending news is centuries away from being untangled as social media continues to redefine itself as the charming presence of artificial intelligence has entered the picture.
While the Elon Musk property of Twitter redefined as “X” and the mass exodus of liberal disrupters gravitated with an intrepid passive aggressive nomadic encampment of temporary yurts across the electronic realm, the Webster’s dictionary phrase of F***book has undergone Hollywood-grade cosmetic surgery. The munificent Botox treatment of the cheeks and the lips visible from all points within the inner solar system. In the aftermath of the Donald Trump victory, beleaguered CEO Mark Zuckerberg has suddenly transformed into a disciple of free speech, as the tycoon has announced to the heavens that the platform is now a self-proclaimed oasis for First Amendment rights, as the two story ledger of “Terms and Conditions” will no longer shadow ban account holders for ideological perspectives that differ from the techie status quo of “no tolerance” tolerance. While the peremptory is palpable, the corporation has launched a massive rebranding campaign starting at the apex of the multi-billion dollar mountain of subversion.
Zuckerberg built the first great wall, a euphemism for tyranny. His unfortunate and indifferent neighbors on Maui susceptible to coercion, which transcends the whole notion of passable conversation and exchange of ideas. This was not immutable, yet deplorable in the board decision promote derision in the extent of basic human rights. With the forwarding the Chinese-controlled data collection bin of Tik-Tock and the truancy of Jack Ma, what Zuckerberg entails rivals a temporary dictator bent on pursuing a failed vision ensconced in speculation without representation and the idea of Richard Nixon has been exonerated, at least for the moment in a sea of controversy.
With the threshold of free ideas supposedly unmoderated by the digital consensus pinnacle of the hierarchy of algorithms on one of the most strenuously regulated platforms, the raw foundations of fundamental freedoms are compromised and may be complicit in regards to the steadfast and obstinate standards of conformity.
As free will has become an obscure concept at the whim of billionaires with limitless legal resources, the word play and rhetoric becomes cumbersome and what concessions will be made to China that barters basic rights for indoctrination. Zuckerberg remains as a culprit in an indifferent and silhouetted chess game of mistruths and propaganda oblivious to the future.
What will be the next iteration to the addiction and instant gratification leading to the deformation of reliable and accountable information? This lesson in societal engineering far transcends a billionaire buried by the naive attempting to redefine commonsense and relevant innovation.