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Exposure to opposing views on Twitter might actually increase polarization: study

Posted on AllSides March 27th, 2018
From The Left
Polarization, Political Polarization

Twitter has become a political battlefield, where users with opposing views frequently engage in digital turf wars. While many subjects of liberal democracies earnestly believe that being exposed to opposing political perspectives can be enlightening and promote mutual understanding, a new study suggests it may actually have the reverse effect.

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https://www.salon.com/2018/03/27/exposure-to-opposing-views-on-twitter-might-actually-increase-polarization-study/

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