Pew Resear­ch Centre poll found 62 per cent of respon­dents say social media compan­ies have excess­ive contro­l over newsWASHINGTON: A majority of Americans believe social media platforms have too much control over news they see and many express concern that they get a less favorable “mix” of information as a result, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Pew Research Centre poll found 62 per cent of respondents say social media companies have excessive control over news. Republicans tended to be more negative than Democrats about social media, with three-fourths of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying social media companies have too much control of news compared with 53 per cent of Democrats and Democratic learners. The deadly side of social mediaThe Pew survey indicated that the trend of people turning to social media for news continues to grow — 55 per cent of US adults said they get news from social media often or sometimes, up from 47 per cent in 2018. The poll found more than 80 per cent of respondents believe social media sites treat some news organisations differently than others.

Source: The Express Tribune October 02, 2019 15:22 UTC