Local news collapse and the trust deficit. Two newspapers a week close; deepfakes and AI slop fill the gap; trust in every institution falls.
Mature Already large; the question is how it resolves, not whether it happens. Largest effect expected 2010–2035.
Second-order effects
Municipal corruption rises where nobody reports; markets react to rumours before facts; verified information becomes a paid product; platforms and prediction markets become the news.
Its neighbourhood
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Frictions it intensifies
These pressures get worse, or reach more people.
Solutions it accelerates
Solutions it threatens
Sectors it reshapes
How to track it
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