Sixty-four percent of Americans say social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are doing more to divide the nation than bring it together, according to an NBC News poll released over the weekend.
Only 27% say that they do more to bring the country together.
Other results from the survey show: When this question was last asked in March two years ago, 57% said social media platforms do more to divide the nation, while 35% said they do more to unite.
In the latest poll, those saying the platforms do more to divide the U.S. includes a majorities of Republicans, independents and Democrats.
Black respondents were the one demographic who were split on the question, with 42% saying the platforms are more divisive and 40% saying they are more unifying.
Despite these feelings overall towards social media, 66% say they use it once a day or more, while 33% don't, figures which are essentially unchanged from when the same question was asked in 2018 and 2019.
Democrats, women and college graduates are more likely to say that social media make their lives better, while Republicans, men and those without college degrees are more likely to say the opposite.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/social-media-poll-divide-facebook/2021/05/09/id/1020714/
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