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Teenagers would give up the right to vote to keep social media, survey reveals
Fox News ^ | May 17, 2023 4:00am EDT | Elizabeth Heckman

Posted on 05/17/2023 1:29:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Social media continues to be a strong value for young adults as a new survey reveals a majority of teenage TikTok users would give up the right to vote in order to keep access to the popular video-sharing app.

The Reboot Foundation found 59% of young adults with TikTok accounts said that if forced to choose between their social media or voting rights for one year, they would give up the latter.

Among teens, the rates of voluntary disenfranchisement were even higher: 64% of those aged 13 to 17 said they would give up their vote to keep social content flowing. […]

The findings come as former CEO and current Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy revealed plans to announce a constitutional amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25, unless a person serves the nation in the military or as a first responder or can pass the civics test immigrants take when becoming citizens. …

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To: Olog-hai

Because voting is a scam because of the steal.🤨


21 posted on 05/18/2023 3:24:19 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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