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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Main Authors: Xinzhi Zhang, Wan-Ying Lin, William H. Dutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-07-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221114391