The Political Consequences of Online Disagreement: The Filtering of Communication Networks in a Polarized Political Context
The present study challenges prevailing beliefs and research on the role of social media in supporting deliberation and an active public sphere. Based on a two-wave online panel survey ( n = 791) of the adult population of Hong Kong, as one case of a politically polarized society, we examine the de...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-07-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221114391 |