Your social media feed is changing democracy - MSN

There's been no shortage of talk during this U.S. election campaign about the role social media is playing in influencing how Americans vote. Phys.org. Your social media feed is changing democracy. Read More

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over factual accuracy, and public manipulation over designing for safety, privacy ... Read More

Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy

So even if social media really did begin to undermine democracy (and institutional trust and teen mental health) in the early 2010s, we should not expect social science to “settle” the matter ... Read More

Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake news recognition, study finds

Consuming news on social media is often associated with "doom scrolling," where people spend excessive time online consuming negative news. However, researchers have found that this same behavior, ... Read More

Obama's right: Social media has damaged our democracy

Democracy is at risk because social media's weaponized the bubble. Practically simultaneously and at light speed, ideas form, algorithms reinforce them, and crowds coalesce around them. Read More

How Americans get their news now - The Washington Post

Traditional news outlets compete with and contribute to the fast-growing online news ecosystem. Here’s how Americans consume their news now. Read More

Opinion: We’ve lost control of our social media feeds. Courts are ...

Opinion: The bad news is that we’ve lost control of our social media feeds. The good news is that courts are noticing. A case involving TikTok may have opened the door to holding platforms ... Read More