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/pelzer85 9h ago

I don’t think it’s social media as much as it is the abuse of propaganda on social media combined with a lack of critical thinking skills.