A third of young people think social media will influence their vote

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A third of young people think social media will influence their vote, according to research by Ipsos Mori and King’s College London.

However, looking at the electorate as a whole the report finds that voters have a mixed attitude towards the impact of social media on the political debate.

More than a third (34%) of those aged 18-24 said that reading something on social media was likely to influence their vote – second only to the TV debates. Across Britain as a whole, social media is listed fourth as a potential influence on voting – after the TV debates, newspapers and election broadcasts, and just ahead of leaflets through the letter box.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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