Planetary Health Research Digest
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: It is often stated that social media platforms and their algorithms facilitate the spread of misinformation and polarising or otherwise problematic content online. These statements are typically followed with implications that this polarisation is causing an array of the world's social problems—eg, political unrest. However, according to Ceren Budak (University of Michigan School of Information, MI, USA) and colleagues, this might not necessarily be the case; instead they suggest the possibility of correlation, without causation.
Source: The Lancet Planetary Health
Author: Cahal McQuillan
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,780
OpenAlex ID: W4401381404