Faculty Associate Virgilio Almeida and coauthors analyzed over 30 million political messages on Discord during the 2024 US election. “These findings provide a first look at political behavior on ...

In the 2024 presidential debate between former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, it became clear that political discourse in America had fully merged with internet culture. Within ...

One of the distinctive features of the United States as a polity is the outsize role that think tanks, foundations, philanthropists, nonprofits and advocacy groups play in shaping political discourse ...

Seven-in-ten Americans say elected officials should avoid heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action. Untethered from partisan politics and ...

In an era of American history in which people are increasingly reluctant to hear others’ viewpoints — and in which members of different political parties often vilify each other — two political ...

"Social media networks have amplified the reach of social and political movements, but most research focuses on mainstream platforms such as X, Reddit, and Facebook, overlooking Discord." Faculty ...