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SUBMITTER: Gaisbauer F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993819 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaisbauer Felix F Pournaki Armin A Banisch Sven S Olbrich Eckehard E
PloS one 20210325 3
This article analyses public debate on Twitter via network representations of retweets and replies. We argue that tweets observable on Twitter have both a direct and mediated effect on the perception of public opinion. Through the interplay of the two networks, it is possible to identify potentially misleading representations of public opinion on the platform. The method is employed to observe public debate about two events: The Saxon state elections and violent riots in the city of Leipzig in 2 ...[more]