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🆕Targeted ads & a snap🫰election. This article examines #Facebook ads employed during the 2017 #UK general election, the effect of ad targeting, & the impact on democratic campaign norms. ➡️Nick Anstead Richard Stupart damian tambini LSE Media & Communications 👁🗨tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… APSA ITP



NEW PUB🙌 This study explores the relationship between disagreeable #political discussions & content moderation, de-platforming, & re-platforming behaviors on 4 right-wing #socialmedia platforms. ✍️Eliana DuBosar Brittany Shaughnessy Myiah Hutchens UF College of Journalism and Communications 👁️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


🆕🆕🆕 This study proposes & tests a framework to understand the effect of exposure to #refugee-related #socialmedia content on individuals’ negative emotions 😠 & their attitudes toward the government. ⌨️Zhejiang University Abdul Wahab Rahimi 📓tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… APSA ITP


How do parliamentarians use the hybrid media environment in their campaigns? Authors examine the media-related practices & strategies of #Danish parliamentarians during routine & election periods. Majbritt Severin-Nielsen (majbrittsn.bsky.social) Sanne Kruikemeier Jakob Ohme Kristian Gade Kjelmann ➡️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


🔥NEW PUB🔥 What impact do source labels have on the perceived credibility & persuasion of #socialmedia posts? This study's results suggest a sleeper 😴effect concerning posts labeled as state-sponsored. ➡️Heather Penn State University of Iowa University of Nebraska-Lincoln 🖥️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


🚨Just out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics🚨 How the Internet helped Italy's Five Star Movement break out of legacy networks and activate politically disengaged voters. I introduce Internet capital — digital resources enabling mobilization beyond traditional networks and reshaping geography.


New article alert: Facebook election advertising: dangerous for democracy or politics as usual? The case of the 2017 UK general election, just published in the Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Full article is available open access, and I have written a short account here: medium.com/@NickAnstead/n…


🆕In this article, Corrina Laughlin analyzes an alt-right social media platform using thematic analysis & digital ethnography to better understand digital fascism and the reactionary mind. Loyola Marymount University 📚tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… APSA ITP APSA APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions Taylor & Francis Research Insights


Looking at motivations & technical dynamics in diverse global contexts, this special issue explores how conspiracy theorizing furthers oppression for some & empowers others in the face of increasingly complex realities. Inga Kristina Trauthig Zelly C Martin alice e. marwick tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


🚨New publication out at Journal of Information Technology & Politics 🚨 We use a 'trust game' to measure the effects of polarizing tweets on trust Main finding: - People trust less in others after reading polarizing tweets - And fx are larger when they engage with the tweet rather than just passive scrolling

🆕This study explores how people who use #socialmedia to consume news📰 believe #disinformation & endorse political violence in the 2020 U.S. presidential election🗳️ context. ➡️UT Austin Texas Tech University Annenberg School Gayoung Jeon 📒tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… APSA ITP


🆕This study uses a trust game to examine the impact of polarizing social media messages on political #trust & trustworthiness in #Brazil & #Mexico. Results show declining trust & a null effect on trustworthiness. ✍️Natalia Aruguete Ernesto Calvo 💚 Tiago Ventura 📚tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…



📢NEW📢 This article analyzes bias & representation in online 🖥️ news coverage of Kamala Harris and Cory Booker during the 2020 Democratic primaries. Findings highlight differences in candidate portrayal. ➡️MSU Boston University Indiana University 📓tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


🆕What role did AI have in the 2023 #Dutch elections? Through content analysis of party manifestos, the authors of this article find that AI was not a major factor in the election & that most AI policy proposals were reactive. ✍️Sophie Morosoli 📗tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…


My latest article in Journal of Information Technology & Politics examines how personalized political information shapes voter decisions. Results show that tailored information strongly boosts electoral participation by clarifying political options yet rarely alters established voting preferences. 1/4


📢🆕📢Is social media an effective information source during a crisis? Using survey data, this study finds no positive relationship between social media and political knowledge. ➡️Laia Castro karolina koc michals James Stanyer Frank Esser Toril Aalberg 👁️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

