Thank you.
Continuing on the theme of your remarks, Mr. Bridgman, you used an interesting phrase during your opening statement. You referred to the “loss of intention” that comes by the algorithmic nature of these platforms. If we think back, there was a lot of optimism about the increase in freedom that the Internet and social media might bring to individuals, with the democratization of information, etc. Your comments and, of course, many other indicators suggest that this might be a little bit of a misleading understanding of the current context, especially given the presence or the role of these very large tech companies in dominating this space.
Would you agree with the assessment that having 81% of youth getting their news from social media and social media being dominated by a small number of large companies...? Does that actually increase or restrict the freedom to access information that individuals in a society might enjoy?
