Survey: Will Social Media Replace Traditional News Sources For Good?
By Movieguide® Staff
A new survey conducted by Variety’s VIP+ explored how social media is slowly becoming people’s No. 1 news source and the danger that that poses to unbiased information.
More recently, legislators have worked to hold big tech companies like Meta and Twitter accountable for their business models, which has proven to censor some news and push other news to the forefront.
This has resulted in a unique unification between democratic and republican legislators, who bind that Big Tech overreach is detrimental to the country as a whole.
“Results from VIP+’s partnership with GetWizer on the ‘Demographic Divide’ report suggest that, especially among younger consumers, social media has a strong level of influence for news and thus may be deserving of more formal oversight,” Variety wrote of their findings.
The survey found that nearly half of respondents, ages 15-29, use social media as news sources. Meanwhile, respondents over the age of 60 believe that misinformation is easier to spread due to the popularity of social media.
The study also found that around one in five respondents aged 15-29 think that news on social media is more accurate than news on TV. Furthermore, one in seven of the same demographic said that social media is their only news source.
Movieguide® previously reported on the growing trend of social media, and how divisiveness runs rampant:
A recent NBC News survey revealed that most participants believe social media in America is more divisive than it is unifying.
NBC News surveyed 1,000 American adults with different political views and diverse backgrounds. The majority of young adults and seniors said that social media is divisive—61% and 71%, respectively.
Politically, 77% of Republicans, 54% of Democrats, and 65% of independents said that social media sites like Twitter and Facebook promote disunity. Ethnically, 70% of white individuals and 65% of Latinos agreed.
Around 40% of black participants said that the media helped unify America. Only 42% said that it hurts unifying as a country.
For frequent social media users, at least once per day, just below 50% said that it bettered their life and 37% said it harmed their lives.
More recently, many actors and celebrities have called out the divisive nature of social media sites.
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’s Andrew Garfield, who appears in the new movie MAINSTREAM about a social media star, does not actually have social media.
“I don’t think [using social media] would be beneficial to my mental health. I think I’m too sensitive and permeable, and I want to stay that way,” Garfield said.
Furthermore, movies like THE SOCIAL DILEMMA prove the negative effects of social media.
Read More: SOCIAL DILEMMA Examines Nefarious Ways Big Tech Controls Its User Base
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What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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