2/24 Notes

• Media and data are intertwined
• Data is valuable to private companies, who buy and sell our data, which is how major social media sites 
• Our data is the product for these private companies
• Net Neutrality: what keeps the internet free and open, without it we would be charged to use sites
• The ideals of unity and liberty do not equate
• The 1% gains more politically than the 99%, since they have more influence and are able to lobby for bills directly to politicians
• Corruption is legal in the US
• Politicians = Influencers in today’s society, they represent the interests of a certain sect
• Influencers may run for office?