The monstrous levers controlling online traffic

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The monstrous levers controlling online traffic

I spent quite a few years reporting on extremist groups in the 2010s, which exposed me to some remarkably conspiratorial thinkers. While they eagerly debated whether the Freemasons, lizard people, or the Israelites were secretly trying to subjugate Hungary to seize our hidden freshwater reserves, they all shared one implicit belief: the world was simpler than it appeared, controlled by a small cabal pulling strings from the shadows.

I found this fascinating, since my experience (as a Freemason-lizard-I…