According to an online survey conducted in November 2021 in the United States, ** percent of ** to 29-year-old social media users said that the usage of algorithms to detect false information on social media platforms was a bad idea for society. In contrast, ** percent of respondents aged 50 to 64 years stated that usage of computer programs to find false information on social media was a good idea for society. With younger age groups having much of their education and daily life intertwined with online technology, there may be a better understanding and more exposure among this demographic to the positives and negatives of algorithms.
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