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Digital media – a threat to democracy? The evidence is piling up. (www.mpg.de)
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Digital media such as social media, messenger groups or comment columns in online media have a predominantly negative influence on political processes. They can encourage populist movements, increase polarization and undermine trust in institutions.

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[–] witten@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not defending social media or its algorithms, but you've also got to look at what predated it. People used to get their news and information from news anchors and newspapers that were mouthpieces for capitalists and conservatives. So maybe not as extremist or even as effective at influence as a social media algorithm, but still not great. Personally, I don't want to go back to relying on corporate news outlets either.