Social media polarization

Yves Zenou interviewed by Tim Phillips, 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

Tags:  Social Media, echo chamber, polarisation

Yves Zenou

Professor and Richard Snape Chair in Business and Economics at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) and CEPR Research Fellow

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