Attraction to politically extreme users on social media

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Zimmerman, Federico; Bailey, David D.; Muric, Goran; Ferrara, Emilio; Schöne, Jonas; Willer, Robb; Halperin, Eran; Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano; Gross, James J.; Goldenberg, Amit
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2024
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Political segregation is a pressing issue, particularly on social media platforms. Recent research suggests that one driver of segregation is political acrophily—people´s preference for others in their political group who have more extreme (rather than more moderate) political views. However, acrophily has been found in lab experiments, where people choose to interact with others based on little information. Furthermore, these studies have not examined whether acrophily is associated with animosity toward one´s political out-group. Using a combination of a survey experiment (N = 388) and an analysis of the retweet network on Twitter (3,898,327 unique ties), we find evidence for users´ tendency for acrophily in the context of social media. We observe that this tendency is more pronounced among conservatives on Twitter and that acrophily is associated with higher levels of out-group animosity. These findings provide important in- and out-of-the-lab evidence for understanding acrophily on social media.
Fil: Zimmerman, Federico. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bailey, David D.. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Muric, Goran. University of Southern California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Ferrara, Emilio. University of Southern California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Schöne, Jonas. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Willer, Robb. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Halperin, Eran. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel
Fil: Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gross, James J.. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Goldenberg, Amit. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
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Political acrophily
Social media
Political segregation
Out‑group animosity
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
title Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
spellingShingle Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
Zimmerman, Federico
Political acrophily
Social media
Political segregation
Out‑group animosity
title_short Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
title_full Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
title_fullStr Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
title_full_unstemmed Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
title_sort Attraction to politically extreme users on social media
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zimmerman, Federico
Bailey, David D.
Muric, Goran
Ferrara, Emilio
Schöne, Jonas
Willer, Robb
Halperin, Eran
Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano
Gross, James J.
Goldenberg, Amit
author Zimmerman, Federico
author_facet Zimmerman, Federico
Bailey, David D.
Muric, Goran
Ferrara, Emilio
Schöne, Jonas
Willer, Robb
Halperin, Eran
Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano
Gross, James J.
Goldenberg, Amit
author_role author
author2 Bailey, David D.
Muric, Goran
Ferrara, Emilio
Schöne, Jonas
Willer, Robb
Halperin, Eran
Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano
Gross, James J.
Goldenberg, Amit
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Political acrophily
Social media
Political segregation
Out‑group animosity
topic Political acrophily
Social media
Political segregation
Out‑group animosity
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Political segregation is a pressing issue, particularly on social media platforms. Recent research suggests that one driver of segregation is political acrophily—people´s preference for others in their political group who have more extreme (rather than more moderate) political views. However, acrophily has been found in lab experiments, where people choose to interact with others based on little information. Furthermore, these studies have not examined whether acrophily is associated with animosity toward one´s political out-group. Using a combination of a survey experiment (N = 388) and an analysis of the retweet network on Twitter (3,898,327 unique ties), we find evidence for users´ tendency for acrophily in the context of social media. We observe that this tendency is more pronounced among conservatives on Twitter and that acrophily is associated with higher levels of out-group animosity. These findings provide important in- and out-of-the-lab evidence for understanding acrophily on social media.
Fil: Zimmerman, Federico. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bailey, David D.. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Muric, Goran. University of Southern California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Ferrara, Emilio. University of Southern California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Schöne, Jonas. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Willer, Robb. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Halperin, Eran. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel
Fil: Navajas Ahumada, Joaquin Mariano. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gross, James J.. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Goldenberg, Amit. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
description Political segregation is a pressing issue, particularly on social media platforms. Recent research suggests that one driver of segregation is political acrophily—people´s preference for others in their political group who have more extreme (rather than more moderate) political views. However, acrophily has been found in lab experiments, where people choose to interact with others based on little information. Furthermore, these studies have not examined whether acrophily is associated with animosity toward one´s political out-group. Using a combination of a survey experiment (N = 388) and an analysis of the retweet network on Twitter (3,898,327 unique ties), we find evidence for users´ tendency for acrophily in the context of social media. We observe that this tendency is more pronounced among conservatives on Twitter and that acrophily is associated with higher levels of out-group animosity. These findings provide important in- and out-of-the-lab evidence for understanding acrophily on social media.
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Zimmerman, Federico; Bailey, David D.; Muric, Goran; Ferrara, Emilio; Schöne, Jonas; et al.; Attraction to politically extreme users on social media; Oxford University Press; PNAS Nexus; 3; 10; 10-2024; 1-13
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