Of echo chambers and contrarian clubs: Exposure to political disagreement among German and Italian users of Twitter

Scholars have debated whether social media platforms, by allowing users to select the information to which they are exposed, may lead people to isolate themselves from viewpoints with which they disagree, thereby serving as political “echo chambers.” We investigate hypotheses concerning the circumst...

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Main Authors: Cristian Vaccari, Augusto Valeriani, Pablo Barbera, John T. Jost, Jonathan Nagler, Joshua A. Tucker
Format: Default Article
Published: 2016
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Other human society not elsewhere classified
Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified
Social media
Political discussion
Political homophily
Political disagreement
Political networks
Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/28259
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