Billions Soros: Facebook and Google are a threat to society

Facebook and Google have become the <x0-second obstacle to innovation” and make up “threats to society whose days are numbered, billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, reports Guardian, conveys Periscopi.

“Minings and oil companies detonate the physical environment; social media companies explode the social environment,” said Hungarian-American businessman.

He added that these social media companies influence the way people think and behave, not even being aware of that influence. That according to him has long-term consequences for the malfunction of democracy, interfering with the legitimacy of the elections.

The power to shape people's attention is focusing solely on the hands of few companies. It takes real effort to establish and defend what John Stuart Mil called “The freedom of mind”. This is an opportunity that if you lose, adults in the digital age will find it difficult to restore. This could have very serious political consequences. ” he said.

The “Days of society are numbered.” has warned Soros in his speech in Davos.

Soros is the last high-profile businessman to speak up about internet platforms in Davos. Earlier, Marc Benoff spoke about Facebook and the method he had to adjust.

In November, Roger McNamee, who was an early Facebook investor, described Facebook and Google as a threat to public health. His writing found translated into the Opinion section at Periscope portal.