Social media companies need to do more themselves to counter online extremism and polarization by, for example, better regulating the political targeting of ads on their platforms. However, even in ...

How social media fuels U.S. political polarization — what to do about it by Paul Barrett, Justin Hendrix and Grant Sims, opinion contributors - 09/13/21 4:00 PM ET ...

To better understand how politics play out online, W&M News spoke with Jaime Settle, associate professor of government at William & Mary. She is the director of the Social Networks and Political ...

Political advertising on social media isn’t regulated by the U.S. government in the same manner it is on TV or radio, nor is it easy to vet and monitor reposts of manipulated content.

Political strategists talked about the impact of social media on campaigns and elections, and whether these technologies have added to the polarization in American politics. Topics included the ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Maybe there’s hope for our toxic, polarized political culture. While social media is often blamed for exacerbating incivility and partisan polarization, research led by Duke University ...

Social media and political polarization. By Liz Theriault on April 16, 2018. Former President Barack Obama said in an interview with The New Yorker before leaving office that the internet is ...

Political polarization in the U.S. has reached a dangerous level, with social media platforms promoting misinformation and distrust, leading to extremism and alienation, and a lack of shared experi… ...

Social media networks, which often foster partisan antagonism, may also offer a solution to reducing political polarization, according to new findings published in the Proceedings of the National ...