Recently I've noticed that there's a slight delay between tapping on a post to view it and when it actually opens. I realized that this must be to support double-tap voting, as the app has to wait for the full double-tap timing window after your first tap to determine if you were going to perform a double-tap to vote or if you actually wanted to view the post.
I'd really appreciate a setting to disable this feature as I find the slight delay when opening every post to be very annoying.
I think it's more that they've been given the loudest megaphone. Think about how much other countries are exposed to US news and media and compare that to how much the US listens to news and media from other countries.