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When social media misinformation divides families across generations

My mom shared another conspiracy theory post and when I try to correct her gently she accuses me of being brainwashed and blocks me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital echo chambers can create such divergent realities that family members become strangers to each other's fundamental understanding of truth.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”

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