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Furthermore, social media can heavily impact politics through the spread of pollution and fake news. For example, it was reported that Russia had managed to infiltrate American social media sources during the 2016 presidential election of Trump and Clinton and flood it with fake news.
As social media activity has grown, the participation of social media users has become an increasingly important element of political communication. [3] The digital architecture of each social media platform influences how users receive information and interact with each other, thereby influencing the political communication strategies employed ...
For voters, social media was a major source of information on the election. A January 2016 study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that 44% of respondents had learned something about the election from social media in the previous week, and that 14% of respondents found it to be the most helpful type of source for election news. [13]
Media critic Siva Vaidhyanathan refers to social media as 'anti-social media' in reference to its negative impacts including on loneliness and political polarization. [198] Audrey Tang also uses the term antisocial in reference to its impact on democracy.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump made extensive use of his Twitter account to broadcast his thoughts and opinions during his campaign. [8] [9] The Trump campaign also utilized targeted advertising on the social media site Facebook, by hiring political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to create these personalized ads for users. [10]
Independent dark romance author E.Y. Kelley said she was upset by a circulating “red list” of authors who voted for Donald Trump or said they didn’t want politics on their social media pages
More recently, social media has emerged as one of the main platforms for politics. Millions of users can learn about politicians' policies and statements, interact with political leaders, organize, and voice their own opinions on political matters. [4] Political campaigns are also using social media sites to reach voters using political ...
The diversification and urbanization of the U.S. population could have a substantial impact on American politics, many experts say. At first glance, the shift in demographics appears to offer an ...