• fine_sandy_bottom
    31·
    6 months ago

    Of course they do, but that doesn’t mean that every bat shit crazy conspiracy theory has any credibility.

    In this case, ebikes and scooters are controversial. Controversy generates engagement. Engagement sells ads. End of.

    • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
      12·
      6 months ago

      And choosing selling ads vs being a decent news company and having good, balanced, reporting they nefariously choose to take profit by manufacturing controversy. They, as in the the news in general, also have a history of coming to the defense of the oil industry, and shitting on anything in competition to it, because it is a vital venue for US imperialism, or economic influence, as they might say. It has proven so intentional that they call everything they say on this subject into question. You are free to feel that these economic interests don’t play a significant factor in the broader operations of why they release the articles they do, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t that way.