manipulation

Example Sentences

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"Evidence shows that social media can expose children to serious risks, including harmful content, cyberbullying, manipulation, contact from strangers, exploitation and excessive use," said Killean.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

But it also raises fears about economic displacement, surveillance, social manipulation and concentration of power in the hands of technological elites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

They typically focus on Polymarket, whose offshore, crypto-based platform isn’t overseen by U.S. regulators and has drawn repeated allegations of insider trading and market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Briant said she believes that the only way to counteract increased manipulation through social media influencers is to impose harsh penalties when paid content is not disclosed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

We must come to see, too, how our economic insecurities and racial resentments have been exploited for political gain, and how this manipulation has caused suffering for people of all colors.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander