Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada

(2018). Version: 1.0. Ryerson University Social Media Lab. DOI/10.5683/SP2/9MCJJH

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Elizabeth Dubois

University of Ottawa

Anatoliy Gruzd

Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University

Philip Mai

Ryerson University

Jenna Jacobson

Ryerson University

Date Written: December 6, 2018

Abstract

This is the third and final report based on an online survey of 1,500 Canadian Internet users that investigates the ways online Canadian adults are engaging politically on social media. The other two reports in this series are: The State of Social Media in Canada 2017 and Social Media Privacy in Canada.

Keywords: social media, politics, election, data use, echo chambers, self-censorship

Suggested Citation

Dubois, Elizabeth and Gruzd, Anatoliy and Mai, Philip and Jacobson, Jenna, Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada (December 6, 2018). (2018). Version: 1.0. Ryerson University Social Media Lab. DOI/10.5683/SP2/9MCJJH, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3299155 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3299155

Elizabeth Dubois

University of Ottawa ( email )

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Anatoliy Gruzd (Contact Author)

Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University ( email )

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Philip Mai

Ryerson University ( email )

350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3
Canada

Jenna Jacobson

Ryerson University ( email )

350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3
Canada

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