When Facebook users see favorable comments on the social media site about a political candidate, those opinions positively influence their own views of the politician, while unfavorable comments have a negative effect, according ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2015
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As the 2016 presidential race comes into view, social media app-of-the-moment Meerkat offers American candidates a promising but perhaps risky way to reach out to the masses.
Internet
Mar 20, 2015
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At least when it comes to female politicians, perhaps you can judge a book by its cover, suggest two UCLA researchers who looked at facial features and political stances in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2012
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Even though it seems that Americans are constantly on their phones, studies have shown that the majority of Americans still get their news from television. At the beginning of 2020, the average American adult consumed around ...
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2022
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New research from Professor Manos Tsakiris, from the Department of Psychology reveals how candidates in U.S. presidential primary elections use distinct moral rhetoric on social media to appeal to voters.
Political science
Jul 14, 2023
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How exactly does Twitter, with its 241 million users tweeting out 500 million messages daily, shape public opinion?
General Physics
Mar 11, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2009
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Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in its latest push to crack down on hate content at the leading social ...
Internet
May 2, 2019
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Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, projected to draw some $1.2 billion in digital political spending, NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering today launched a new, enhanced version ...
Political science
Aug 5, 2022
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Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2012
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