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Democratic users were 7.5 percent more likely to get GOP-backed content than videos matching their own political views. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If ...

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Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...