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Social Media is Powerful <br />◦Right now, people are <br />turning to alternative <br />sources of news more than <br />ever before <br />◦53% of U.S. adults say they <br />at least sometimes get <br />news from social media. <br />◦A single post can spark a <br />worldwide movementFrom the NYT: How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed <br />When a majority of City Council members promised to “end policing as we know it” after George Floyd’s killing, <br />they became a case study in how idealistic calls for structural change can falter due to a combination of internal <br />disagreements, a lack of a concrete plan, shifting public opinion, and the amplifying and sometimes misinforming <br />dynamics of social media.