Facebook to Pew: Social Doesn't Stifle Debate, It Just Doesn't Facilitate
A recent Pew study suggests that social media users are wary of discussing controversial topics -- Facebook says it's all about context and framing.
The popular myth is that the Internet is a democratizing force — having greater access to human knowledge should make people better informed about the world they live in. Now we’re seeing that the social parts of the Internet actually limit what people say and what they think. New data from Pew Research says there may be a “spiral of silence,” but Facebook isn’t so sure.
Pew surveyed 1,801 adults about the divisive issue of Edward Snowden’s leak of classified NSA files.
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