How social media shapes polarization.

作者：Jay J. Van Bavel, Steve Rathje, Elizabeth Harris, Claire E. Robertson, Anni Sternisko · 发表于：Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.013 · 被引用次数：177 · 研究领域：Medicine

This article reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between social media and political polarization. We argue that social media shapes polarization through the following social, cognitive, and technological processes: partisan selection, message content, and platform design and algorithms.