Online reactions to the 2017 ‘Unite the right’ rally in Charlottesville: measuring polarization in Twitter networks using media followership
Abstract Network analysis of social media provides an important new lens on politics, communication, and their interactions. This lens is particularly prominent in fast-moving events, such as conversations and action in political rallies and the use of social media by extremist groups to spread thei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-01-01
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Series: | Applied Network Science |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-019-0223-3 |