Dehradun, Nov. 7 -- Social media has fundamentally transformed global politics by shifting communication from traditional gatekeepers to decentralised networks. Research and analysis from several organisations show that while these platforms democratise public discourse, they heavily incentivise sensationalism, outrage, and tribalism.
As such, there has been a rise in alternative and false narratives. Social media algorithms, experts point out, prioritise engagement over accuracy, which directly facilitates the creation of powerful alternative-and often entirely false-narratives. This comes about because of algorithmic echo chambers. Platforms enclose users in information bubbles, reinforcing existing biases and making users highly recepti...