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According to the same study of the Reuters Institute, more than half of the respondents (54%) prefer paths that use algorithms to select stories (search engines, social media, and many aggregators) rather than editors or journalists (44%). This means that young citizens might be making political decisions based on the information filtered by the algorithms of such digital environments, instead of on strict journalistic standards. At the same time, it should be noted that according to recent research, personalised recommendations through algorithmic selection may provide just as diverse news offers as human editorial selection.