‘Catch them young’ is a pithy aphorism that may find relevance in this free and unregulated flow of informations, especially digital. We are made of what we consume. The information we absorb everyday on digital media, the movies we watch, the news or stories we read, etc., makes us what we are. Social medias are what they are: to socialize in spare time, and of course to contribute to some goals and aims. Especially younger generations, millennials, needs to be careful since they are the first generation to be fully confronted with social medias like Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter, etc., in their formative years. Maybe we should not waste all our formative years consuming social media informations alone. The full impact is not fully understood yet One may find some studies if one takes few minutes off from Facebook rhetorics and mundane arguments and discussions. One should try to explore more about life and the vast ocean of authentic digital books, journals, publications, etc. There must be a reason why Social Media posts and news including politics are not included in the syllabus of schools or universities around the world.
It does contribute as most people don't verify the information they receive.
Yes, because most of the time they post either nonscientific information or present non professional speakers
Though there should have many good uses, presently social media can't ignore the responsibility of outspreading misinformation.
“Falsehood diffused significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth in all categories of information, and the effects were more pronounced for false political news than for false news about terrorism, natural disasters, science, urban legends, or financial information,” the team, led bySinan Aral of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6380/1146
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