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3. The Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/)

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:57) – Social media and mental health

(21:45) – Mark Zuckerberg

(31:23) – Children’s use of social media

(42:08) – Social media and democracy

(58:14) – Elon Musk and Twitter

(1:14:45) – Anonymity on social media

(1:20:44) – Misinformation

(1:27:38) – Social media benefits

(1:30:22) – Political division on social media

(1:36:54) – Future of social media

(1:42:46) – Advice for young people