Social Media

“the issue of bias remains. This is not eradicated by removing fact-checkers; it merely shifts to the community. While this could lead to more diverse perspectives and meaningful discourse, it might equally amplify extreme viewpoints.” - Premier Christianity

“Antón Barba-Kay contends that digital technology—everything from our computers and phones to our smart lawnmowers—isn’t just another stage in technological history. Rather, it’s a unique technology, ushering in a new way of life and transforming us in the process.” - TGC

“Meta announced Tuesday that it will end its fact-checking program on its platforms in exchange for X-style community notes as part of a slate of changes targeting ‘censorship’ and embracing ‘free expression.’” - Axios

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“Slightly more news influencers explicitly identify as Republican, conservative or pro-Donald Trump (27% of news influencers) than Democratic, liberal or pro-Kamala Harris (21%).” - Pew

“If every app looks like every other app, where’s the allure? This shift away from uniqueness signals that social media, once a playground for individuality, is now just a playground for profit.” - Relevant

“…a recent Harris poll of over a thousand 18- to 27-year-olds about their experience with and attitudes toward technology. The most shocking finding was that around half of Gen Z wishes social media platforms like TikTok and X didn’t exist.” - Breakpoint

“Today, 37% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they have a lot of or some trust in the information that comes from social media sites. This is nearly on par with the 40% of Republicans who express this level of trust in national news organizations.” - Pew

“social media, newsletters, podcasts, YouTube, and more have given consumers the ability to curate their information sources to their exact ideological preferences. And yet, many people report lower trust in the information they get.” - The Dispatch

“In New York and across the country, young people have died or gotten injured doing dangerous TikTok challenges and many more are feeling more sad, anxious and depressed because of TikTok’s addictive features” - Baptist Press

“That is the argument I make in the new edition of my book (October 1) The Collapse of Parenting: namely, that the problems American kids are experiencing are not solely due to smartphones per se, but to an increasingly toxic American youth culture.” - IFS