{"id":12411,"date":"2020-09-17T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/?p=12411"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:39:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:39:24","slug":"social-media-critical-global-discussions-or-corporate-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/en\/2020\/09\/social-media-critical-global-discussions-or-corporate-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media: Critical global discussions or corporate censorship?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>With its technical possibilities, the Internet seems to offer an endless number of forums where people can exchange opinions and hold global discussions. Social media platforms like YouTube, but also online encyclopedias like Wikipedia offer information and communication possibilities. But how is it that not all platforms are equally suitable critical discourse? 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