'Hey, Mark Zuckerberg My Democracy Isn T Your Laboratory'

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Differences between small and large countries are a handful, and the similarities are

Minuscule in comparison. The article “Hey, Mark Zuckerberg: My Democracy isn’t your

laboratory” by Stevan Dojcinovic highlights how substantial the impact of the differences can be on

A smaller country, specifically targeting their democracy. Dojcinovic discusses how a social

media platform is on the verge of ruining him; facebook targeting smaller countries as a lab rat.

Dojcinovic gives the notion that Facebook is indirectly attacking smaller corporations. Facebook users, when logged on, are able to view stories from various sources one of

These sources were KIRK’S website which Serbian citizens used to get their daily news.
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Dojcinovic lists the obstacles he faced, from tainting his

reputation, to being spied on, given empty threats, etc.. I concur with this idea, in fact, this is such

a popular public opinion in smaller countries, especially in Pakistan, there are movies being

made with this theme about corrupt political leaders buying the media and destroying those who

stand for the truth, and only the truth.

Nonprofit organizations tend to write the truth. Such as KIRK that issued appraisal of

Zlatibor Loncar a young surgeon who was promoted to minister of health come to find later out

He was contacted by a gang to kill their foe. I agree with Dominic when he says this would

“make a splash” but instead the “mainstream media ignored.”

Dominic further criticizes the mainstream media by calling them “organized

crime-run outlets, and honestly I agree, these platforms are very structured and precise cut with

their lies are subliminally persuading people's views on politics or whatever it is for that matter.

Furthermore, Dominic adds the lack of concern relative to the country's size.

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