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According to the propaganda model theory, the leaders of modern, government-dominated societies employ indoctrination as a means of social control.

Theorists such as Noam Chomsky have argued that systemic bias exists in the modern media.

The marketing, advertising, and public relations industries have thus been said to utilize mass communications to aid the interests of certain political and business elites.

Powerful ideological, economic and religious lobbyists have often used school systems and centralised electronic communications to influence public opinion.

Democracy is restricted as the majority is not given the information necessary to make rational decisions about ethical, social, environmental, or economic issues.