I agree with your premise. Back before we opened our eyes how many of us listened to our Tom Brokaw's, our Walter Cronkite's, never once questioning during the 60s, 70s, 80s the shit they may have been feeding the American public. They were "trusted individuals". We trust the person we trust what they tell us. Now we know to check all of our messengers, even those we trust the most to make sure we're not being fed BS anymore.
The problem is normies don't believe information, they believe messengers.
Like Q said, the regulation of big tech has to happen first. It's in process now.
I agree with your premise. Back before we opened our eyes how many of us listened to our Tom Brokaw's, our Walter Cronkite's, never once questioning during the 60s, 70s, 80s the shit they may have been feeding the American public. They were "trusted individuals". We trust the person we trust what they tell us. Now we know to check all of our messengers, even those we trust the most to make sure we're not being fed BS anymore.
Walter Cronkite was the worst and we all trusted them.
Listen all the way until end, 26 seconds long.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1W7S_AnJSRA
Damn!
"The media is the message." -- Marshall McLuhan
I pray you are right.