We discuss the main results about the effects of the internet, in general, and social media, in particular, on voting, street protests, attitudes toward government, political polarization, xenophobia, and politicians' behavior. We also review evidence on the role of social media in the ...
This has had both positive and negative effects on political engagement, and it is important to consider multiple perspectives when examining this issue. One perspective is that social media has greatly enhanced political engagement by providing a platform for individuals to express their views and ...
2‐wave panel data to examine the role of social media as a sphere for political expression and its effects on political participation. Informational uses of social media are expected to explain political expression on social media and to promote political participation. This study clarifies the ...
in scholarship on both the perceptual and behavioral components of the thirdperson effect, the present experimental study examined the effects of perceived impact of political parody videos on self and on others, by varying the perceived intent of the video producer and perceived level of exposure....
While the spread and effects of such technologies have been well-documented in democratic societies, there has been a comparative poverty of insight as to Social Media's implications for authoritarian countries. This void requires urgent redress, as it is within such countries that these new tools...
A further subject of debate are the side-effects of insisting on the freedom of speech, whether it supports the truth or not. The US-elections in 2020, with the Corona crisis and the “Black lives matter” campaign, had further impact on the social media platform's decisions: Twitter has...
Social media platforms attempting to curb abuse and misinformation have been accused of political bias. We deploy neutral social bots who start following different news sources on Twitter, and track them to probe distinct biases emerging from platform me
Because social media simply blunt the effect of barriers erected against anti-state participation in non-democracies, however, these media do not substantially change the political environment faced by mobilizers in democracies. The differential effects of social media on political mobilization across ...
Social media, as interactive technologies, have given people unprecedented possibility to access information about elections and electoral contestants, to publicly express their opinions, interact with candidates, and get actively involved in electoral campaigns. This disruptive set of tools that allows and...
Media effectsWe tested the effects of political comedy in a simulated Facebook environment.We examined social pressure in a simulated Facebook environment.Participants in the experiment were asked to view political comedy on social media.Results show a message-consistent persuasive effect of political ...