STUDY: How Do Conservatives and Liberals Differ in Their Facebook Activity?
The U.S. political spectrum can, for the most part, be divided into conservatives and liberals, but which group is more likely to see like-minded political content on Facebook from news organizations, groups and friends, and which group is more likely to block or defriend users over political posts? The answers, from the latest research by Pew Research Center, may come as a surprise.
The U.S. political spectrum can, for the most part, be divided into conservatives and liberals, but which group is more likely to see like-minded political content on Facebook from news organizations, groups and friends, and which group is more likely to block or defriend users over political posts? The answers, from the latest research by Pew Research Center, may come as a surprise.
Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel analyzed the answers of 2,901 web respondents from March 19 through April 29, and highlights of its findings follow:
- 47 percent of conservatives who responded to the poll and who pay attention to political posts on Facebook said the posts they see are mostly or always in line with their own views, compared with just 32 percent for liberals.
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