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Bingo. However,
This is far more worrisome.
Yes, bad news for democracy or society in general. Just look at Russia to see how a politically disengaged population fares.
I also wonder how much post-fact agendas have played their part.
I'd argue that the population isn't politically disengaged - Millennials and especially Gen Z are showing high rates of political participation relative to historic trends.
People have simply shifted to different sources. And this isn't just true for those on TikTok either - look at how many grandparents get their news from questionable Facebook groups.
The issue is that the internet - while making everything more accessible - has also proliferated sources that are confident, but incorrect (whether out of malice or not).
ChatGPT: Hold my beer.
Especially since tik tok is a privacy nightmare and has Chinese backdoor access in it. It is the greatest propaganda app of our time, and anytime you mention it all you get from defenders is "but Facebook is the same!!!1!"