Should I stay or should I go? Die Frage nach dem Ausstieg aus Sozialen Medien

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It used to be calledsex sells, but in the age of TikTok, X & Co. it should probably be called polarity pushes. After all, the more controversial a post is on social media, the more interaction it triggers and the more frequently it is displayed to users. The social relevance of the content does not play a role in the frequency with which it is displayed. Repeatedly played posts are therefore exactly that: cynical comments, derogatory campaigns or fake news.

Many users are becoming increasingly aware of the interrelationships in the mechanics of social media through educational work. However, there is still no universal strategy for how we can, or perhaps even should, react to this: fight and defend the existing platforms or flee to other, hopefully friendlier networks? Is there even a right answer to this?

Journalist Dirk von Gehlen and media scientist Björn Staschen get to the bottom of these questions and discuss the best strategies for dealing with social media that will not only promote our mental health, but hopefully also democratic cohesion.

With: Dirk von Gehlen (journalist) and Björn Staschen (media scientist)