A global study found that too much news about politics and COVID-19 ranked as the main reason for news avoidance, with ** percent of respondents citing this as a factor leading them to often, sometimes, or occasionally refrain from keeping up to date with news. Meanwhile, ** percent said they avoided news because of its negative affect on their mood, and others admitted they had news fatigue or found news to be untrustworthy or biased.
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