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The effects of Facebook and Instagram on the 2020 election: A deactivation experiment

Political Science

The effects of Facebook and Instagram on the 2020 election: A deactivation experiment

H. Allcott, M. Gentzkow, et al.

A large randomized study deactivated nearly 20,000 Facebook and 15,000 Instagram accounts for six weeks before the 2020 U.S. election and found reduced online political participation, mixed effects on news knowledge and misinformation belief, a suggestive drop in net votes for Trump from Facebook deactivation, and near-zero effects on polarization and turnout. This research was conducted by the Authors present in <Authors> tag.... show more
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