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Psychologists Warn: Social Media as a Mirror of Society

Summary by netzpolitik.org
Researchers at New York University see social media as a distortion of social norms, driven by recommendation algorithms. They recommend evading this illusion. No mirror, but a distortion mirror (symbol image) – All rights reserved IMAGO / DepositphotosWhether TikTok feeds with disturbing suction effects or right-wing radical indignation waves on Twitter followers X: Being on social media often feels more disturbing than a walk through the city …
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Researchers at New York University see social media as a distortion of social norms, driven by recommendation algorithms. They recommend evading this illusion. No mirror, but a distortion mirror (symbol image) – All rights reserved IMAGO / DepositphotosWhether TikTok feeds with disturbing suction effects or right-wing radical indignation waves on Twitter followers X: Being on social media often feels more disturbing than a walk through the city …

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netzpolitik.org broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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