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and, the news people get on social media is a direct result of who they follow, their friends. I am guessing most people arent following a ton of news organiza
by basch 6y ago
and, the news people get on social media is a direct result of who they follow, their friends. I am guessing most people arent following a ton of news organizations on Facebook, so what they are exposed to are the most viral headlines that spread by shares.
Facebook, is a tool, and your experience is what you make of it. Follow good sources, get good results. Follow highly tribalistic and fringe people, get edge results.
But back to your original point, unless the majority people are using Facebook to seek out news, their passive consumption is going to be them liking entertainment and not wanting it displaced by serious things.
- ewzimm 6y agoIt can definitely have a perverse effect on perception, but I think it can also build skepticism over time. Being exposed to a lot of misinformation and conspiracy theories can be healthy if the reader is expecting to find it and learning what kinds of stories compel people to respond by emotion instead of reason. People in former communist countries learned this.
- klyrs 6y ago> People in former communist countries learned this. One would hope that people could learn from that history, rather than elect politicians who have bought into the QAnon crap...