Six Tips to Navigate Social Media This Election Season

3 Things You Should Know:

Tip 1 - Social media makes you angry by design – because anger sells

Tip 2 - Content quality has plummeted as platforms cut back on safety

Tip 3 - AI will make it harder to tell fact from fiction

— and 3 Things You Can Do

Tip 4 - Take control to reduce low-quality info in your social media feed

Tip 5 - Rely on your local elections’ office for elections information

Tip 6 - Make sure you're registered to vote


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