The Influence of the Negative Campaign on Facebook: The Role of Political Actors and Citizens in the Use of Criticism and Political Attack in the 2016 Spanish General Elections

Social media has become an essential platform in the field of digital political communication. In the context of accommodating electoral campaigns to digital media and the absence of barriers to freedom of expression existing on these platforms, attacks on political rivals and negative campaigns are...

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Main Authors: Silvia Marcos-García, Laura Alonso-Muñoz, Andreu Casero-Ripollés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/10/356