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young voters say social media to blame for divisions in the u.s (thehill.com)
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A Quinnipiac University poll asked U.S. registered voters to select one of four options to blame for the divisions in the country. Overall, 35 percent blamed social media, 32 percent blamed political leaders, 28 percent blamed cable news channels and only 1 percent blamed other countries.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Social media exposed the divisions, it didn't cause them.

[-] mkhoury@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

It does more than that, it magnifies, feeds and perpetuates them. It's not just simple exposition.

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