Chris Bail (Duke Univ): Social media polarizes more than it radicalizes

A lot of folks believe that in the aggregate social media has been more harmful than helpful in promoting civil society and well-informed politics. Chris Bail's research delves into this very important issue and we discuss some of the key points in this interesting conversation.

Buy the book: Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing

Fascinating taste of the subject: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/04/opinions/facebook-trump-polarization-social-media-bail/index.html

Chris Bail is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Duke University, where he directs the Polarization Lab.

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