How Social Media Silences Debate

Posted on AllSides September 1st, 2014
From The Left

The Internet might be a useful tool for activists and organizers, in episodes from the Arab Spring to the Ice Bucket Challenge. But over all, it has diminished rather than enhanced political participation, according to new data.

Social media, like Twitter and Facebook, has the effect of tamping down diversity of opinion and stifling debate about public affairs. It makes people less likely to voice opinions, particularly when they think their views differ from those of their friends, according to a report published Tuesday by researchers at Pew Research Center...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/upshot/how-social-media-silences-debate.html

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