'Strap on a glock': Kari Lake urges supporters to be ready for 2024
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Social media has played a key part in the rise of polarization, with algorithms and fake news seeking to exploit audiences who continue to spend an increasing amount of time online. Unless there's is an immediate and widespread effort to teach key skills to help identify and combat this digital epidemic, social cohesion will continue to crumble in the face of division and hatred.
Social media is one of a multitude of independent factors that can be attributed to today's tide of polarization, — ranging from a country's political freedom to the unique psychological state of any given individual. While social media cannotcan't be denied as an important part of the puzzle solving the problem of an increasingly divided world involves more than placing sole blame on online platforms.
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