have tried to make the counter argument, highlighting social media's role in democratising knowledge about Covid-19.Iain Dale, a Conservative author and broadcaster, was a pioneering political blogger who did as much as anyone to get Westminster online, but he hasAt time of writing, the LBC Radio presenter has 243,600 followers on Twitter, but he says: "If I wasn't doing the job that I do, I think I would come off it".
Before the pandemic, he says, "you had Brexit and before that there were plenty of other things that got people going. I'm not actually sure that the pandemic was actually worse than Brexit. Points in Brexit, whatever side you were on, it was impossible to have reasoned debate". "People who were probably just genuinely angry about something, but would have gone on with their every day lives, were now really angry but had four hours a day to just vent"."People always hunt in a pack on social media" to find something that is a topic of the day and feel as though they have to "rush in and join in and give that person a kicking, that was something I definitely noticed as a trend".
But the debate about whether social media is good or bad for democracy can feel increasingly irrelevant, because it is here to stay.
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MSM controlling/manipulative + social media freed people from that so good. See Dom C’s tweet about BJ being ‘bought’ by MSM. That said Tories employed SMedia bots to manipulate, there’s ample evidence. Yes is echo chamber but also helpful to have access to alternate views
yes
Media has to take part of the blame, unbiased reporting has been missing. The Prime Minister, MPs and some staff provide the actions, information that media report on. Politicians need to get their act together, honesty,integrity, transparency. Treat the public with respect.
The deaf community are poisoning the minds of vulnerable abused adults who have nothing in life except their TV for company & enjoyment. Selfish deaf community take over my TV screen every morning preventing me enjoying my TV. They REFUSE TO USE A REMOTE CONTROL OPTION. SICKOS
No. Politics has always been tribal and polarised. Social media just gives everyone a platform. Politics lacks common sense and open-mindedness. Nothing to do with the pandemic.
No. Politics has always been tribal and polarised. Social media just gives everyone a platform. Politics lacks common sense ans open-mindedness. Nothing to do with the pandemic.
People are to blame, they fall for every clickbait headline there is. They make it too easy for online disinformation outlets to monetize content. Be better people.
No. The Left's control of social media did it
No, bbclaurak BBCBreaking bbcnickrobinson SkyNews SkyNewsBreak SamCoatesSky Channel4News itvnews PaulBrandITV ITV Peston BethRigby KayBurley poisoned online politics. ScumMedia is a pandemic.
The tories did
Nope. That'd be Brexit and all the fakery & illegality that surrounded it.
No just liars in politics did
Asks the organisation pumping out complete lies, manipulated data and junk science all the way through..
It poisoned media c/o Ofcom mandating your obedience !
Yeah,social media did exposed the pandemic poison of politics around the globe.
journalists crying about people giving them shit for their terrible opinions
Post Brexit and Corbyn and his supporters in the UK at least it took a bad turn but worldwide there are many horrid views and conspiracies that are raging.
did bbc news just ask if there is news
Social media is toxic and a cesspit, especially Twitter. The funniest part is how far detached from reality people here really are.
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