Opinion formation

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Social media can influence the personal views and opinions of children and young people.

Social networks are great for spreading useful information but there’s a lot of false information out there, especially on such networks.

Teachtoday talked with the net activist and blogger Markus Beckedahl about the impact of social media on opinion formation.

Studies have shown that what people in social networks perceive to be a majority opinion is often nothing more than an illusion.

Social bots are computer programs masquerading in social networks as a real user. They post comments as if they were real people.

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