The Evolution of Polarization in Online Conversation: Twitter Users’ Opinions about the COVID-19 Pandemic Become More Politicized over Time

Political polarization on social media has been extensively studied. However, most research has examined polarization about topics that have preexisting associations with ideology, while few studies have tracked the onset of polarization about novel topics or the evolution of polarization over a pro...

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Main Authors: Weize Zhao, Lukasz Walasek, Gordon D. A. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9094933