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> Social networking platforms are among the most effective tools for mass influence, second only to religion. Fox News and talk radio demonstrate that isn't tr
by xnx 2y ago
> Social networking platforms are among the most effective tools for mass influence, second only to religion.
Fox News and talk radio demonstrate that isn't true in the US.
- some_random 2y ago[flagged]
- xnx 2y agoWhat are the driving platforms behind the American right wing? Fox News viewers watched 14 hours/week in 2022. The average US Tikok user spends 10.5 hours/week in the app.
- ToValueFunfetti 2y agoIf this is a question that can be answered with user-minutes, it's probably worth factoring in that TikTok has loads more users than Fox News has viewers. I (naturally) can't find a MAU for Fox News, and I can't find a DAU for TikTok, but the apples to oranges comparison is 1.6M daily viewers at Fox to 120M MAU at TikTok, so we're probably talking at least an order of magnitude.
- drawkward 2y agoI think that the amount of information one can consume on tiktok in 1 hour is FAR more than the amount of information one can consume on Fox in 24 hours, nevermind the 10.5-to-14 ratio you cite.
- xnx 2y agoTrue. Fox News picks a few storylines for the day/week and emphasizes them over and over: e.g. LA wildfires are the fault of woke liberals, etc.
- anigbrowl 2y agoJust yesterday the US Senate was holding confirmations for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. For the last 10 years he's been a co-host on a Fox News show. I suggest making a substantive argument instead of just posting snark.