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The Ebb and Flow of Controversial Debates on Social Media

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Kiran Garimella,Gianmarco De Francisci Morales,Aristides Gionis,Michael Mathioudakis

Aalto University,Qatar Computing Research Institute,Aalto University,Aalto University


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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): Eleventh International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): Eleventh International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Abstract:

We explore how the polarization around controversial topics evolves on Twitter — over a long period of time (2011 to 2016), and also as a response to major external events that lead to increased related activity. We find that increased activity is typically associated with increased polarization; however, we find no consistent long-term trend in polarization over time among the topics we study.

DOI:

10.1609/icwsm.v11i1.14945


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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): Eleventh International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media