One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

This study examines algorithm effects on user opinion, utilizing a real-world recommender
algorithm of a highly popular video-sharing platform, YouTube. We experimentally …

The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …

Advances in technology and communication platforms have enabled the open exchange of
knowledge within online communities. In these communities individuals voluntarily share …

This paper aims to uncover the logic governing members' engagement in WeChat-based
support communities (WBSCs) influenced by the affordances of WeChat groups. From a …

As political partisanship intensifies, political similarity in romantic partnerships has become
increasingly common. Still, there exist many for whom their romantic partnership is “cross …

Social media like Twitter have become critical tools for public discourse and journalistic
practice as they are assumed to enable equal conversations and engagement between …

The research leadership relations capture the directed and critical relations from leading
authors to participating authors in research collaborations. Studying the formation …

Social sciences are facing a crisis of replicability, and concerns about the confidence in
quantitative findings have resulted in an increasing interest in open science practices across …

This study examines selective exposure and trust during uprisings. It studies major uses of
traditional and social media and assesses the public's trust in these media and their …