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Experts warn of the risk of "polarization" and "misinformation"
Portugal has, until now, experienced low polarization, with almost no disinformation campaigns, but researchers from the Iberifier observatory warn that there are now worrying reasons for the risk of the use of social networks by small, radicalized parties.
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And these small parties "may adopt long-term strategies based on disinformation", warns Iberifier in its report "Patterns of disinformation consumption in Portugal and Spain", announced today.
The researchers note that Portugal, "despite historically low polarization and the absence of intentional, deliberate and widespread disinformation campaigns, there are reasons for concern due to a social media landscape dominated by more radicalized small parties that may adopt long-term strategies based on disinformation".
It is the "younger age groups that show the greatest distancing from the news and, in particular, the less educated" and these "conditions may be contributing to the polarization of Portuguese society", the report also states.
According to data on trust in the news, in 2015, 60% of young Portuguese people aged between 18 and 24 trusted the media, a figure that rose to 65% in the 25-34 age group.
In 2023, these percentages fell to 52% in the 18-24 age group and 48% among 25-34 year-olds, where the lowest value was recorded.
"Negative news behaviors, such as active news avoidance and loss of interest, are more prevalent not only among younger people, but particularly among the poorest and least educated, an aspect that we believe has a particular impact on the potential growth of polarization in both countries", according to the document.
Iberifier includes 23 Iberian research centers and universities, the Portuguese news agencies, Lusa, and Spanish, EFE, and 'fact checkers' such as Polígrafo and Prova dos Factos - Público, from Portugal, and Maldita.es and Efe Verifica, from Spain.
Read Also: Portuguese youth between 25 and 34 are the ones who trust the news the least (Portuguese version)
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