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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 20Nearly 50% of Under-30s Favor Online Political Sharing Over Traditional Participation
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 20Summary
- A new Pew Research Center survey found nearly half of adults under 30 prefer political engagement through liking or sharing news online.
- That points to a spectator-style approach among younger people, who are more likely to watch politics than take part directly.
- Older adults in the same survey were more likely to use traditional forms of participation, including voting, donating money and joining groups.
- The findings came from Pew’s broader look at how Americans connect news, politics, religion and civic life.
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Can democracy thrive when algorithms, not civics, are shaping the political views of the next generation? If online movements can force policy change, is it time we redefined what political participation means?