Structure of ego-alter relationships of politicians in Twitter

We analyze the ego-alter Twitter networks of 300 Italian MPs and 18 European leaders, and of about 14,000 generic users. We find structural properties typical of social environments, meaning that Twitter activity is controlled by constraints that are similar to those shaping conventional social rela...

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Main Authors: Arnaboldi, V, Passarella, A, Conti, M, Dunbar, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017