| Literature DB >> 34429255 |
Jay J Van Bavel1, Steve Rathje2, Elizabeth Harris3, Claire Robertson4, Anni Sternisko5.
Abstract
This article reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between social media and political polarization. We argue that social media shapes polarization through the following social, cognitive, and technological processes: partisan selection, message content, and platform design and algorithms.Entities:
Keywords: polarization; politics; psychology; social media
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34429255 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cogn Sci ISSN: 1364-6613 Impact factor: 20.229