Tech companies should put time limits on social media use to help combat declining support for democracy among young people, Support for military rule or authoritarian leaders among young people has risen over the last two decades, with the proportion of those saying a strongman leader would be good roughly doubling since 1999, according to the research. The waning support for democracy was linked to rising levels of social atomisation, or disconnection, among young people, with those aged 18-34 much more likely to say they felt lonely or had few close friends than older age groups. What is thought on support for authoritarian governments on social media platforms ?

