How social media shapes polarization

Jay J. Van Bavel; Steve Rathje; Elizabeth Harris; Claire Robertson; Anni Sternisko

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.013

How social media shapes polarization

Jay J. Van Bavel, Steve Rathje, Elizabeth Harris, Claire Robertson, Anni Sternisko

Psychology

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Abstract

This article reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	913-916
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	25
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.013
State	Published - Nov 2021

Keywords

polarization
politics
psychology
social media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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