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Spencer Cox: “I do believe that social media is a cancer, and it is taking…”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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After Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Gov. Cox urges U.S. away from division, violence | 60 Minutes

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

That's okay. We can have that debate. There are some people that think I am a national embarrassment, and that's okay, too. Who do you blame for the division? I do believe that social media is a cancer, and it is taking all of our worst impulses and putting them on steroids. It is driving us to division. It is driving us to hate. These algorithms that have captured our very souls. They've captured our free agency. (05:35–05:45)

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Asserts that social media exacerbates negative human impulses.

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