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Washington Post: Higher social media use linked to lower support for democracy, poll shows

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Jaime Settle, associate professor of government, was quoted in the Washington Post.

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".. ways Americans experience democracy. Of those surveyed, more than 1 in 10 spend at least five hours a day on social media.

"I think most of what we're observing is a reflection of self-selection into who becomes a heavy social media user," said Jaime Settle, an associate professor of government at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ and the author of "Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America."

"A certain kind of person is opting into spending a lot of time on social media," she said, "and they may be people who are more disaffected to start with."

The poll offers starkly conflicting data about the influence of heavy ..."