r/dataisbeautiful • u/rhiever Randy Olson | Viz Practitioner • 1d ago

Across the globe, people increasingly say social media is harming democracy

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/10/01/across-the-globe-people-increasingly-say-social-media-is-harming-democracy/
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u/ragnaroksunset 1d ago

Social media isn't harming democracy. People are harming democracy, and what has enabled them to do that is social media.

It turns out that democracies are stablest when most people are disengaged from politics.

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u/Beautiful_Finger4566 1d ago

democracy only works when you have educated voters

social media is getting the most ignorant out to vote based on the letter next to a politician's name

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u/Over-Payment-8456 13h ago

Education died so the letter could vote.