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The concept of technopop populism encapsulates this shift. In a network society, technological innovations—websites, social media, cryptocurrencies—liberate populations from managerial elites' control. The internet democratizes access to information, decentralizes authority, and exposes the cronyism and manipulation of legacy institutions. As trust erodes in mainstream media, citizens take an active role in fact-checking and challenging official narratives, hastening the decline of legacy outlets' authority.