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Mapping Brazil's political polarization online

  • Written by Pablo Ortellado, Professor of Public Policy, Universidade de Sao Paulo

People increasingly use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as their primary source for news and information. Studying social media habits, therefore, can offer rich insight into the political opinions of a nation.

Our team of computer scientists and social scientists from Brazil’s University of São Paulo began analyzing...

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