>Meanwhile there are documented benefits especially for youth who are members of marginalized groups (e.g. LGBTQ). This is a thin veiled propaganda that the li

>Meanwhile there are documented benefits especially for youth who are members of marginalized groups (e.g. LGBTQ). This is a thin veiled propaganda that the likes of Zuckerberg quote all the time but is misattributed. Those marginalized group of people had benefits in finding like-minded people online, mostly through forums etc. (side point: same benefit exist for marginalized group such as white supremacist) But that's social NETWORK, and not social MEDIA. Almost all benefit people that defend social media spout is simply a social NETWORK benefit. The only advantage social MEDIA have is personalized ad, for people that like that. Everything else you get by reimplementing old, boring social network without "the algorithm".