Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • How Social Media Shapes Polarization

    Uploaded by

    Arturo Eduardo Villalpando Flores
    9 views4 pages

    Original Title

    How social media shapes polarization

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    9 views4 pages

    How Social Media Shapes Polarization

    Uploaded by

    Arturo Eduardo Villalpando Flores

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 4
    ARTICLE IN PRESS Trends in Cognitive Sciences Science & Society How social media shapes polarization Jay J. Van Bavel ® 12" Steve Rathje ®,°* Eizabeth Harris ® '* Claire Robertson ©, "* Anni Sternisko ® ' and This article reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship be- tween social media and political polarization. We argue that social ‘media shapes polarization through the following social, cognitive, and technological processes: partisan selection, message content, and platform design and algorithms. \With neaty 4 bllon people now on socal ‘media, understanding the impact it has on individual cognition and society at large is increasingly important. There is a growing body of work examining the transmission of polarizing content and divisive information on onkne platforms. However, the impact of social media on political potarzation (.0., the dusion into ‘wo sharply contrasting groups or sats of beliefs) remains a contentious issue. ‘According to one perspective, social media pformsnorease pokrizaton by amtying

    You might also like