Most users do not follow political elites on Twitter; those who do show overwhelming preferences for ideological congruity
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn9418
Abstract: We offer comprehensive evidence of preferences for ideological congruity when people engage with politicians, pundits, and news organizations on social media. Using 4 years of data (2016–2019) from a random sample of 1.5 million Twitter… read more here.
Keywords: ideological congruity; users follow; group; follow political ... See more keywords