Of Echo Chambers and Contrarian Clubs: Exposure to Political Disagreement Among German and Italian Users of Twitter
Scholars have debated whether social media platforms, by allowing users to select the information to which they are exposed, may lead people to isolate themselves from viewpoints with which they disagree, thereby serving as political “echo chambers.” We investigate hypotheses concerning the circumst...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116664221 |