How Social Media Affects Politics by https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn en-us 2018-03-06 12:45:43 UTC 2025-09-24 05:27:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Social Media engages younger voters jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238569096 Twitter and Facebook have energized younger voters, which has had a profound impact on elections. ]]> 2018-03-06 13:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238569096 Small events can have a big impact jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238570050 One tweet can have a huge impact if it goes "Viral". The "Share" function on Facebook and "retweet" feature on Twitter can help small events to receive massive attention.

 One downside of this is that the internet is full of fake news and it could be hard to differentiate them from the real ones. 


]]> 2018-03-06 13:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238570050 It's free! jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238572014 It has become fairly common for political campaigns to produce commercials and publish them for free on YouTube instead of, or in addition to, paying for time on television or the radio.


]]> 2018-03-06 13:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238572014 The impact of polls jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238572450 Social Media sites report the results of polls and you can for example participate polls in Facebook.

Polls have a big influence on voting behavior and Social Media has made that influence even more discernible. 

]]> 2018-03-06 13:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238572450 Questions jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238586247 1) Has Social Media made small parties more visible because Social Media campaigning is more affordable than traditional campaigning?

2) Does Social Media strengthen the occurrence of political bubbles?

3) Do you see this "Social Media takeover" in politics as a good thing or not and why? 

]]> 2018-03-06 13:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238586247 jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238590261 #Americafirst #MakeAmericagreatagain]]> 2018-03-06 13:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/238590261 Sources jokiluhta_satu https://padlet.com/jokiluhta_satu/f26nek0yx1tn/wish/239015513 Sysomos:
 "How Social Media affects politics" (2016)
https://sysomos.com/2016/10/05/social-media-affects-politics/

Thoughtco:
"How Social Media has changed politics" (2017)
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-social-media-has-changed-politics-3367534

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