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Couldn't the userbase be more to blame than Twitter? Pew Research says that "Twitter users [are] more likely to be Democrats" [1]. Also, 80% of all Tweets ment
by psyklic 6y ago
Couldn't the userbase be more to blame than Twitter?
Pew Research says that "Twitter users [are] more likely to be Democrats" [1]. Also, 80% of all Tweets mentioning national politics were apparently made by users who "strongly disapprove" of Trump [2]. That provides a potential explanation for why comments and trending tweets may "favor Democrat issues" -- supposing that even is the case.
I can't seem to find any reputable articles or evidence regarding the "trending tweets" political breakdown and "campaign contributions by the staff of Twitter" -- could we be pointed to some sources?
[1] https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-tw...
[2] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/10/23/national-politics-on-twitter-small-share-of-u-s-adults-produce-majority-of-tweets/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/10/23/national-pol...
- justinzollars 6y agoCampaign contributions by the staff of Twitter: [1] https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=twitter&two_year_transaction_period=2020&min_date=01%2F01%2F2019&max_date=12%2F31%2F2020 https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?...
- psyklic 6y agoNice find! Based on this data, it does seem that contributions from Twitter employees are overwhelmingly to Democratic causes.
- justinzollars 6y agoIt's very fun, You learn who is political at work
- justinzollars 6y agoI'm curious about those non reputable articles you found.
- psyklic 6y agoWell, the main source I could find regarding the political affiliation of trending tweets was Trump. For example: "Trump blasts 'trending' section on Twitter: 'Really ridiculous, illegal, and, of course, very unfair!'" [1] [1] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/509286-trump-blasts-trending-section-on-twitter-really-ridiculous-illegal https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/509286-trump-bla...