Living in a new era of uncertainty
Social media, with its higher concentration of unverified news content and louder, less nuanced perspectives has a role to play in declining trust. One of Europe's biggest challenges will be to combat the spread of misinformation to avoid undermining the stability of governments.
Recorded trust in institutions such as national governments, the EU, the police and news media has declined across the EU over the past two years, with those who previously expressed higher trust levels, such as those in financially secure positions, now becoming less trusting. Declines in trust are being driven, in part, by the spread of misinformation on social media, and take place in the context of high levels of inflation, rising energy costs and increasingly difficult economic circumstances.
These are among the findings of the fifth round of Eurofound's Living e-survey. The results, presenting an overview of responses from over 200,000 people across the five rounds, look at well-being, health and safety, work and telework, trust, work-life balance and the financial situation of people in Europe.
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Бедняжечки, misinformation у них виновата.