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		root_axis on May 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platf... > What measurement would you suggest we use to approximate the number of people whose communication is under the control of a particular organization You'd first have to a establish a definition for the term "control". > The average FB user spends 30-60 minutes on Facebook each day Voluntarily interacting with an app for 45 minutes a day does not in any concevibile interpretation meet the definition of "control". The user is literally in complete control of the apps they interact with on their phone or computer.

banads on May 31, 2020 [–]

>You'd first have to a establish a definition for the term "control"

Let me google that for you:

>control: the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

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