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Survey of 37 countries: the share of people who say social media is bad for democracy has risen significantly since 2022-23; a median 55% still say it's good (Pew Research Center)

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics

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Modelling The Real World: Object Oriented Programming

So far, functions have been the main way to organize code, break a problem into small, reusable pieces of logic. But some problems aren't just about logic; they're about things a customer, a bank…

  • Object-oriented programming organizes code into objects
  • Bundles data and behavior within single units
  • Simplifies managing complex entities

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