Virality on social media intensifies moral panics, according to new study

Virality on social media intensifies moral panics, according to new study

New research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that social media’s viral content amplifies moral panics, with studies revealing how likes and shares increase outrage over societal threats, deepening divisions and fears.

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