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How Does X (Formerly Twitter) Impact Political Polarization?

Institute for Public Relations

This summary is provided by the IPR Digital Media Research Center Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, Dr. Felix Cheung, and Dr. Michael Inzlicht analyzed how X impacts user well-being, political polarization, outrage, and sense of belonging. A survey of 309 X users was conducted from March – June 2021. Key findings include: 1.)

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How the “Invisible Ink” Disinformation Technique Impacts Perceptions

Institute for Public Relations

Alethea examined how disinformation tactics are being used in social media to influence individuals. Specifically, Alethea studied X (formerly Twitter) accounts that they believed were being leveraged by Russia’s main military intelligence directorate to influence U.S. citizens on the war in Ukraine.

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