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In the economy, the change in a high-competitive market of small players from a concentrated market with a handful of dominant players is generally considered a good thing. However, when these players target various consumer kits of these players, as we know, the alternative is an alternative options, the benefits of society are not so clear.
A narrow focus on the objective wrong focus on the wrong information is distracted by a more fundamental turn. The developing democratic risk is not so much that people always believe in false things. That’s what they don’t believe in the same things, lie or otherwise.
If this sounds, try a final example. In January, with the Social Media Platform of Elon Musk, the British metrics gangs attracted fresh attention to scandal, Almost half of the reform, half of the UK voters In recent days, 10 labor or Lib DEM said they heard about the story in the news of the voters.
This is not a question as a certain piece of information is true or incorrect, as different people are not encountered by the same information.
The media established in the past followed the same news agenda, mainly within the national borders. However, in an increasingly unlimited and fragmented information environment, old goalkeepers and Norms It is increasingly passed.
This caused the continuous bifty of various agendas, including social media, including social media, including social media, including social media, including social media. As a dual citizen of X and Bluesky, there are clear differences in the topics I see on two platforms.
Here’s another Weakness of incorrect data: This is a unique problem in a “party”. Research, American conservatives, are more likely to believe in false phrases related to climate change, liberals more likely to believe in false expressions about nuclear power. Other studies Find those who go to college of the United States, there is not only better news than those with high school education.
I do not emphasize that to criticize any group. Quite the opposite. To emphasize this, do not interrogate most people, right, right, less educated and every claim that you encounter.
People are effective-maximum users looking for a short way in every opportunity. The truth, the vast majority, never intends to spend time to check or assess all the information we consume. If it seems acceptable and comes from a source we have active inactivityIt’s good enough.
Combine this Heurist with explosion High information providersYou will have an unprecedented media landscape and get interesting results.
Although the echo rooms and filter bubbles are evidence mixed To date, most research guess the latest turn Inwardly adjustable real-time recommended algorithms.
Analyzing the information of the British Election Work, I saw that the people who heard from the Tıtok were supported by 2021 to 2024, 2021 and 2024 reforms after being monitored.
It should be noted that the pattern is stronger among women, which is now in the same platforms that different groups live in very different information and political environments – even inside the same platforms.
Similarly, in Germany, Strot tiktok presence Both AFD and Die Linke, some are believed to support young Germans in the election commissions of young Germans to a long gap between voting samples.
The connection between this split and democratic dysfunction appears everywhere you appear. The American polar media ecosystem is larger political divided by more political units, more comfortable politics than nations with more comfortable media views. Tastes find A polarized policy of a divided media.
Looking at the age of the age, the sources of information are different from the previous generations and in terms of each other (young men and young women), now the most widely ideologically divided in many events.
This Invalid information Undoubtedly, it will make noise, but as adhesive to the screen like a teenager, it misses a wider context.
john.burn-murdoch@ft.com, @jburnurdoch
Information sources and methodology
Tiktok use and reform in the UK’s general elections, using the 28th and 28th waves of the UK, using 28 and 28th waves of Britain, used 28 and 28 waves of the same British, use the British election processes using 28 and 28 waves.
A logistical regression model has been included in 2024 reforms and self-endurance and self-placed, both in September, age and education, as a social media platform and sexual intercourse.
You can find the R code to multiply analysis here.
