Brevity is the soul of Twitter : the constraint affordance and political discussion

• Main Authors: Jaidka, Kokil, Zhou, Alvin, Lelkes, Yphtach
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Political Communication; Political Discussion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142984
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many hoped that social networking sites would allow for the open exchange of information and a revival of the public sphere. Unfortunately, conversations on social media are often toxic and not conducive to healthy political discussions. Twitter, the most widely used social network for political dis...