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The White House now says all American adults will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination by the end of May. Convincing a sizable portion of the US public to be immunized is another matter.
Credits: Image: Istockphoto images edited by MIT News Previous image Next image It is no secret that U.S. politics is polarized. An experiment conducted by MIT researchers now shows just how deeply political partisanship directly influences people’s behavior within online social networks. Deploying Twitter bots to help examine the online behavior of real people, the researchers found that the likelihood that individuals will follow other accounts on Twitter triples when there appears to be a common partisan bond involved. “When partisanship is matched, pe...
MIT Sloan study finds strong evidence of political bias in formation of social media ties Democrats and Republicans equally favor interactions with co-partisans online News provided by Share this article Share this article CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After the recent presidential election, political divisiveness is a more significant issue than ever in the U.S. But how much does political party affiliation actually impact social relationships? A recent experiment conducted on Twitter by MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. David Rand and MIT Sloan Research Affiliate Mohse...