Datafication Markers: Curation and User Network Effects on Mobilization and Polarization During Elections

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dc.contributor.authorGagrčin, Emilija
dc.contributor.authorOhme, Jakob
dc.contributor.authorButtgereit, Lina
dc.contributor.authorGrünewald, Felix
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-02T15:06:25Z
dc.date.available2024-05-02T15:06:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSocial media platforms are crucial sources of political information during election campaigns, with datafication processes underlying the algorithmic curation of newsfeeds. Recognizing the role of individuals in shaping datafication processes and leveraging the metaphor of news attraction, we study the impact of user curation and networks on mobilization and polarization. In a two-wave online panel survey (<em>n</em> = 943) conducted during the 2021 German federal elections, we investigate the influence of self-reported user decisions, such as following politicians, curating their newsfeed, and being part of politically interested networks, on changes in five democratic key variables: vote choice certainty, campaign participation, turnout, issue reinforcement, and affective polarization. Our findings indicate a mobilizing rather than polarizing effect of algorithmic election news exposure and highlight the relevance of users’ political networks on algorithmic platforms.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding code 16DII114.
dc.identifier.citationGagrčin, E., Ohme, J., Buttgereit, L., & Grünewald, F. (2023). Datafication Markers: Curation and User Network Effects on Mobilization and Polarization During Elections. Media and Communication, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6641
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6641
dc.identifier.issn2183-2439
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/648
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.issupplementedbyhttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/839
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject2021 German federal electionsen
dc.subjectalgorithmic platformsen
dc.subjectdataficationen
dc.subjectelection campaignsen
dc.titleDatafication Markers: Curation and User Network Effects on Mobilization and Polarization During Elections
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
dcmi.typeText
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6641
local.researchgroupDynamiken digitaler Nachrichtenvermittlung
local.researchtopicDigitale Märkte und Öffentlichkeiten auf Plattformen
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