Title: How Social Media Affects Politics |
Headings: How Social Media Affects Politics
How Social Media Affects Politics
News Around the Clock
The Impact of Polls
Direct Interaction With Politicians
Demographics and Targeting
Rumors, Fake News and Conspiracies
The Power of Confirmation Bias
Social Media and the Future of Politics

Content: How Social Media Affects Politics |
How Social Media Affects Politics
Heather Satterfield, Marketing Manager October 05, 2016
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The political landscape has changed quite a bit in the last couple of decades. The internet has played a large role in this transformation. Social media, in particular, is now a serious factor in political campaigns and in the way people think about issues. Candidates and their supporters constantly post their views on Facebook and Twitter. Each party has its own pages, from which it broadcasts propaganda and requests for donations. Let’s look at some of the leading ways that social media influences politics today. News Around the Clock
One of the ways that social media has transformed politics is the sheer speed at which news, poll results and rumors are shared. Whereas in the pre-internet days, people had to wait for the next newspaper or TV news show to get the latest information, online news is a 24/7 phenomenon. Social media has taken this a step further. While you can access news on many websites at any hour, most people spend more time on sites such as Facebook and Twitter than they do on serious news or political websites.