Public Opinion
Social media exposes us to an incredible amount of information — from news stories to political messaging to pop culture. CSMaP studies how this information shapes public opinion and affects people’s political attitudes and beliefs.
Research
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Journal Article
Tweeting Beyond Tahrir: Ideological Diversity and Political Intolerance in Egyptian Twitter Networks
World Politics, 2021
Do online social networks affect political tolerance in the highly polarized climate of postcoup Egypt? Taking advantage of the real-time networked structure of Twitter data, the authors find that not only is greater network diversity associated with lower levels of intolerance, but also that longer exposure to a diverse network is linked to less expression of intolerance over time. The authors find that this relationship persists in both elite and non-elite diverse networks. Exploring the mechanisms by which network diversity might affect tolerance, the authors offer suggestive evidence that social norms in online networks may shape individuals’ propensity to publicly express intolerant attitudes. The findings contribute to the political tolerance literature and enrich the ongoing debate over the relationship between online echo chambers and political attitudes and behavior by providing new insights from a repressive authoritarian context.
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Data Report
Issue Discussion in the Georgia Senate Elections
Data Report, NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics, 2020
News & Views
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News
2021 Year in Review: Our Research & Impact
A look at our top articles, events, and more from the past year.
January 5, 2022
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News
Launching Multilingual Research Project Studying Election Disinformation
Craig Newmark Philanthropies donates $350,000 to fund new multilingual research on the types of disinformation communities are exposed to during elections.
September 13, 2021