Fascism means being forced to conform to the tenets of a single ideological view of the world, one that may utterly discount a particular identity or demographic. It is the mandate of homogeneity. Filterworld can be fascistic, in that the algorithmic feeds tend to create templates of how things are supposed to be, always informed by inherent biases—a bracketing of reality that is then fulfilled by users creating content that fits the mold. That bracketing includes forms of culture as well as identities. It might also be accurate to describe Filterworld as dictatorial or feudal: we all reside
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