If You're on Twitter, You Might be Seeing More Political Variety Than You Think

A lot of people think that Twitter enables its users to reinforce their biases, because they can choose to follow like-minded people. However, new research suggests that Twitter is a potentially fantastic tool for exposing individuals to more varied viewpoints than any other media – and even if a liberal follows only Democrats, she’ll see more variety than she expects.

The research paper The Media Landscape in Twitter comes from a joint effort between U.K.’s

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