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They couldn’t control January 6 either. Literally the only people charged with sedition - those who had a plan - were part of an extremist organization that coordinated in person.



Jan 6th would not have happened without social media spreading lies about the election for months. It is ridiculous to pretend otherwise.


Wouldn't it? What about the TV stations repeating it, or any other platform available? I didn't realise social media was so new!

The situation says more about the deep division and anxiety within society that made it possible than social media being a cause.


The Jan 6 insurrection were organized almost entirely on social media, not the news. The news was barely talking about a "stop the steal" rally in dc on Jan 6 before it happened.




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