Harini Calamur (@calamur.bsky.social)

Who owns the truth? In today’s influence economy, even ideas are processed, packaged, and sold. What was once dialogue is now data. What was once journalism is now algorithm. Truth™ is just another product on the assembly line. #BigTech #Disinformation #MediaPower #DigitalColonialism my blog :)

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Who Owns the Truth? The Neo-Colonialism of Big Tech "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."— A.J. Liebling Today, that freedom belongs not to journalists, but to billionaires. In the past, owning a press meant printing influence. Today, owning a platform means owning perception. Elon Musk owns Twitter/X. Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. Mark Zuckerberg owns your attention. These aren’t just companies—they are empires of belief, shaping how the world thinks, argues, votes, and feels. https://calamur.org/gargi/2025/05/24/neo-colonialism-big-tech-truth/