Monday, October 28, 2024

Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’

Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms did not provide new outlets for the discussion of the Snowden-NSA revelations. People who thought their social media friends disagreed with them were less likely to discuss the issues in person and online.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/08/26/social-media-and-the-spiral-of-silence/