Disney CEO Bob Iger launched a brutal attack on companies like Facebook and Twitter over their impact on society.
Robert Iger arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Disney chief exec Bob Iger says that"Hitler would have loved social media."
It shows how the public mood towards social media has shifted — a few years ago, Disney even considered acquiring Twitter. "Hitler would have loved social media," he is reported to have said."It's the most powerful marketing tool an extremist could ever hope for because by design social media reflects a narrow world view filtering out anything that challenges our beliefs while constantly validating our convictions and amplifying our deepest fears.
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