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"I feel like social media was made to inform people about… current events or… to help people get through things. But now everything's just - Is this trustworthy? Is it fake? Or like, you have to scroll on comments in order to see if it's AI or not? Like… it can’t just be easy.”

Teen Interviewee | Age 16 | Grade 9 | Boy | Black or African American

Citation: Nearfield. (2026, April). Spring 2026 Gen AI and social media listening loop [Collection of participant quotes]. Nearfield Listening Library. www.thenearfield.org/quotes/trusted-sources

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