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Thank you for proving me right.

Degrees don't always equate to education. I've seen dumb people who've attended college & smart people who never went.

Don’t be naive. Those leaning right influencers are paid operatives

Yuval Harari's book Nexus offers some insight. With reservations .

Ugh. Yeah this is probably also true, unfortunately.

PROTECT THE VULNERABLE. Challenge Trump/MAGA every day. Maybe get someone like Beto O'Rourke, an ex-hacker & punk rocker who can sh#t talk to call out Trump/MAGA online daily. Have rallies, sell caps, flags, T shirts etc. Start social media & crypto platforms. He even looks like a Kennedy.

The problem is a leftist who is trying to be an influencer, is very boring- with all the facts, data and statistics. Analysis of small details and such. Right wing A-males are much more entertaining.

Keep on being groomers and bullshit, it’s keeps the majority against you

Horrible filter

Spreading completely unverified reports on wide-ranging and popular social media channels can become a social problem.

Some people are too stupid to see why Trump won, inflation 20%, 10 million illegals…all while US citizens struggle…hard to understand that you are that dumb isn’t it?

How else can I say it you guys just suck!!!

As a young man I do not understand how people can look at some of the vile things being posted on right wing accounts and think that is the best direction for this country

It explains the sheer stupidity that has played out this last election cycle. #Idiocracy

And it's not just in the U.S. either. It's everywhere. It's almost global. And the kremlin and China are weaponising it and driving it to ever further extremes - not doubt with cash.

Yes, and it will only continue to grow until their material conditions are actually improved. It's quite simple. Every generation has had it worse than the last for some time now and no one has stepped in to change that.

That’s scary because they are all often very wrong about the real news and forget to mention key points

Bingo! And that’s what happened to our election. Mis/disinformation.

no he wasn't, this was totally true then. limbaugh had way more listeners than NPR et al

Who cares about the truth? Women need to take over everything asap. Truth!

Serious question: how can we stop the business model that allows people to profit from stoking hatred with lies? It would remain fringe if it didn’t get hyped up for clicks and money.

Good thing you in no way feel any blame.

Wait until they’re broken

I think this was obvious…

Would have been nice if MSM offered a useful alternative but it did not.

It’s gone great so far

No shit cnn, is this really such a revelation to you?

If those influencers are conspiarcy theorists, it's a proof of necessity not to allow ones spreading false information, lies, hate speech and extremism of any kind besides nazism not to brainwash and trick illiterate and/or naive citizens!

How is CNN even around anymore They’re pretty much opinions now

That’s how Donald Trump got elected: Lots of misinformation from unreliable sources and bloggers lead to people like this voting for people like him.

The Democratic Party needs to adapt to the modern age or risk continuing losing elections to misinformation and indoctrination. They need to need to let go of the mainstream media and embrace left leaning digital content creators and alternative news sources.

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…which is why it is critical to review news sources, ask questions, and find the answers through multiple reputable agencies.

Most of those clowns have connections one way or another to the GOP or Russian money. This is a *much* bigger problem that people make it out to be. You will lose an entire generation of young folks if this continues. We need a solution, and simply ostracizing these people will make things worse.

That is so sad. That is our education system’s fault!!!!

Not surprising considering the info that came out about TikTok catering to the right and all of a sudden now TikTok gets to stay 🤷🏻‍♀️

In the 1970’s, this was the dads going to town on weekend mornings for “coffee and a newspaper” and coming back hours later with all the town gossip. Other dads would do the barbershop thing. But they were all the Gossip Boys.

And on a positive note: Welcome to 2020!

No shit!

#TikTok ban will really hurt the right wing base. That's why I believe #Trump is trying to "save TICK TOCK."

That's just unfortunate

They should get their news from CNN, where your anchors can't tell which side of the aisle Nazis are on? You guys are as much the problem as anyone.

This is your fault, and others like you.

Says the network that’s become obsolete and a shill. 🤦‍♀️ Glad you could finally join us in 2014.

Morning Joe at Mar A Lago?

These studies make absolutely no sense

Honestly, it's sad what even some of my friends believe because they saw it on Tik Tok or Twitter. Going to be a huge issue moving forward

They will be sorry for these decisions because trump is going to make their lives harder

Has CNN just noticed?

Irrelevant (adj.) 1. Unrelated to the matter being considered. 2. Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected. 3. Having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue.

I couldn't agree more. At this point, owning a podcast microphone should require a license 🤣

My nephew doesn't qualify as an adult (he's 16) -- but when he told me some months ago RFK Jr. might be a good option as president, I knew immediately it was influencers he listens to on youtube.

That’s just plain lazy….and dangerous.

You think?🙄

TikTok, Twitter, 4Chan, boomer FB memes. A cornucopia of right wing content out there for the youths to consume

This isn't news. No pun intended. Most people have been aware of this for some time.

This is how Trump won the election…

The forgotten art of pick up and reading a newspaper with your morning coffee 😅

Yeah, because facts and real journalism are dry and boring. They just want to be entertained, not inspired to think for themselves in any depth or breadth. Antagonism is just more fun.

This is not news. That’s why Trump went on Joe Rohan’s podcast.

This has to be countered by Democrats in a big way. They need to really develop their own male influencers and put them on all the platforms. Messaging has got to change and adapt.

Maybe parents should pay attention to their kids they are raising and unleashing on us. We are failing the next generation in every way

This is of no surprise to anyone but there is more to the story than “be a better parent” this is happening in Australia too. The recent right victories betray a deeper societal shift that requires greater understanding and education to address.

Wild isn't it? And when those same people feed misinformation, no one questions it and it's how we got to where we are currently...

You don't say. 😒

That's not scary or anything. 🫤

This is part of the problem

not getting their news from the likes of cnn sounds like winning

It's not a good trend, but worth pointing out that mainstream media being untrustworthy and heavily spun is a factor in this.

Late to the party. Fox News did the older and social media for the young ones. With many Americans unable to critically think it’s a brilliant way to massage their minds Dems still think that 70 yo celebrities endorsements will save the day.

@cnn.com if people are easily swayed by "influencers" that does explain a lot. Being an "influencer" doesn't mean they have expertise in anything.

This Turned the Election.

We gotta find a better way to attract your methods are failing whats wrong ? (Genuinely asking)

Americans are getting dumber and dumber. 😣

This is a phenomenal news piece. Well done gen z. Keep it up 😒

That’s how we got into this mess

In my opinion influencer are Bull Sh*t artist and most of them don't know what they are talking about!

We get our news from social media because you failed us!

The rise of the Bro-Nothings.

sigh let me help you cnn "after millions spent and years of effort right wing billionaires have proped up a online echo chamber of right wing influencers that have become the main source of pushing right wing lies and conspiracies to young men." #murcslaw

I've been telling some gen x'ers and boomers, and they don't believe it.

The same Joe Rogan from Fear factor now is the main election “influencer”

Good! Can’t trust MSM to tell the truth

Ugh

Oh well I suppose at least they are leaning. Most of the young adults this side of the pond are totally disinterested in politics 😔

CNN could work to help improve this by hiring Black female millennials in Digital Correspondent roles 😁 just a thought 🤷🏽‍♀️

Social media is literally going to destroy this country and western civilization.

its where I get my news.

Well stop sucking, take the opinions out of the news and delivery facts. People search for more information to get past your clickbait bullshit.

Social media has caused brainrot amongst the younger people sadly. The lonely angry young white men love what the right wing grifters have to say. Alot of them voted for trump because they were told to by macho man influencers paid by russia.

This was always the next intended phase; it all started with the “dOn’T tRuSt the MSM” brigade, disrupting channels of trust to leave the way for ill-formed opinion and lazily parroted ideology to take their place.

Not surprising

It's easy, they are already whacking off on the phone, might as well check Twitter

You mean they no longer believe a treasonous POS like Schiff waving around imaginary Ruskie collusion proof?

That’s where I get my news…..on the left. Mainstream media is dead.

“The Pew study, which analyzed 500 popular news influencers with more than 100,000 followers and surveyed 10,658 Americans about their news consumption, was conducted across three weeks in July and August.” That’s 0.02% of the American population aged 18-29. Too small of a sample to be conclusive.

Some of these influencers are paid directly by the Kremlin. Lots of money to be made if you’re willing to sell out your country.

Great point

Keep in mind, a lot of current new, young voters were impressionable pre-teens and teens growing up under parents of [brand new & radicalized] Trump supporters back in 2014-16. They were conditioned at a young age to get their news and information from unreliable sources & to not trust "MSM".

Nothing new

Perhaps it's time to re-introduce critical thinking as a required lesson in schools and colleges and life, in general.

They’re not that dumb, they are educated and engaged 👏👏👏

Huge money was spent to do just this. There are influencers expecting important appointments in the loyalist regime.

I bet that number lines up perfectly with the numbers voting for Trump and not graduating college.

And when you rely on social media for news consumptions, this is what you got⬇️:

We need more influencers that care to share the truth 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ And more young people who care to do independent research

Ya think , seriously all these so called polls , does anyone actually ever ask , where do u source your news/views from & does this help in establishing your views/opinions on things ?? Daaaah

Many of these influencers aren't independent either, they're funded by big money just like the old news media. Many such cases of these people just screaming at the camera while reading an article from MSM. Pretty funny hypocrisy from these people, they're not even willing to do actual reporting.

Oh no! They should be called names & hectored by self-righteous harridans until they pledge to mend their ways and follow the paths of righteousness. This technique has worked throughout history.

It’s why 70% of the uneducated voted for Trump. Dumb loves dumb.

It appears men are easier to manipulate….let the hate begin to prove my point.

Democracy dies in darkness

GOOD!

Social media is not news, it’s propaganda. We have generation of imbeciles that can’t tell the difference between fact and fiction.

Social media influencer: if you make your bed, then much like my mentor Jordan Peterson, you will be successful. Me, a 16 year old: "oh my god. This is it."

😂🤣 daft twats

I saw that on an earlier report from CNN. It absolutely blows my mind to hear the younger generation saying that they are not interested in reading books or anything about history. They will get their information from TikTok and other social media, podcasts and Joe Rogan.

Challenge Trump/MAGA every day. Maybe get Beto O'Rourke, an ex-hacker & punk rocker who can sh#t talk with the best of them, to call out Trump/MAGA online daily. Have rallies, sell caps, flags, T shirts etc. Start social media & crypto platforms. He even looks like a Kennedy.