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Thursday, August 27, 2020

University of Bath - When two tribes go to war – how tribalism polarized the Brexit social media debate: New findings may help counter online division and disinformation campaigns

Title:
When two tribes go to war – how tribalism polarized the Brexit social media debate: New findings may help counter online division and disinformation campaigns

Source:
University of Bath

Published:
University of Bath (Press Release), 26 August 2020
https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/when-two-tribes-go-to-war-how-tribalism-polarized-the-brexit-social-media-debate/

From the article:
Tribal behaviour on social media widened the gulf between Remain and Leave voters in the United Kingdom’s debate whether to leave the European Union, re-aligned the UK’s political landscape, and made people increasingly susceptible to disinformation campaigns, new research from the University of Bath shows.