New at Nature: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w
Our key findings:
-Median Facebook user gets 50.4% of content from like-minded sources
-But reducing exposure by 1/3 for 3 months had no measurable effect on attitudes
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I'm not sure this study showed anything. By its own admission, Facebook might not have been a large enough influencer vs. outside sources. I think a valid study would have to isolate the participants.
