Social media has been found to exert “too much control” over news according to a Pew Research Centre Report.
The study of more than 5000 people has found that most users agree that social media is responsible for spreading incorrect and biased stories on their networks.
Study authors Elisa Shearer and Elizabeth Grieco found “that the role social media companies play in delivering the news on their sites results in a worse mix of news for users.”
Facebook has been named the leading culprit in this issue with more than half of all adults in the US using it as a source for their news.