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September 12, 2025Open Access

How the Internet Transformed Political Communication: The Tension between Democracy-Enhancing Networks and the Private Market Corporations that Reign

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BDBridget Duimering

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Overview

Analysis of social media's role in political communication highlights challenges from profit-driven companies.

Key Points

  • Enhanced political communication via social media has increased citizens' engagement and political efficacy.
  • Private corporations that dominate social media may act as gatekeepers, impacting the quality of political discourse.
  • Growing misinformation and trivialization in political communication undermine democratic accountability.
  • Overcoming these issues requires improved digital literacy and proactive government intervention.

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Bridget Duimering (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41da8713b0b5dfea66f51https://doi.org/10.5206/sc.v16i1.22589
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