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Social media polarization

Yves Zenou [1] interviewed by Tim Phillips [2], 09 August 2019

When does social media polarize opinion, and when does it bring us closer together? Yves Zenou tells Tim Phillips about a new economic model that shows us how affinity can become division, and why the trolls often win.

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Topics:  Politics and economics [7]

Tags:  Social Media [8], echo chamber [9], polarisation [10]

Source URL: https://voxeu.org/vox-talks/social-media-polarization

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[1] https://voxeu.org/user/219527
[2] https://voxeu.org/user/250023
[3] itpc://www.voxeu.org/rss.php?q=itunes_podcast
[4] https://voxeu.org/article/effect-fake-news-populist-voting
[5] https://voxeu.org/article/internet-social-media-and-political-polarisation
[6] https://voxeu.org/article/online-exploration-content-choice-and-echo-chambers
[7] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/politics-and-economics
[8] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/2532
[9] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/7820
[10] https://voxeu.org/category/tags/polarisation