Pete Buttigieg: “Social media is clearly part of the problem in a big way.”

“And the question, I think, becomes what to do about it? Do you agree with that assessment? Is social media actually a cancer right. Now, Mr. Secretary, Social media is clearly part of the problem in a big way. and it speaks to something that's even bigger than the political polarization of this moment, although I think the Internet has played a role. But it's more than that.” (02:30–02:34)

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