Partisanship & Polarization
We all know the American political realm is divided — Republicans vs. Democrats, conservatives vs. progressives, right vs. left. But what does that mean for everyday citizens? How does the division impact our society? What can we do to heal the divides? Annenberg researchers aim to understand just how divided we are, along what lines, and how it’s impacting our country.
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The YouTube Algorithm Isn’t Radicalizing People
A new study from the Computational Social Science Lab finds that the YouTube recommendation system is less influential on users’ political views than is commonly believed.