By Gillian West

Politically engaged Twitter users are more likely to interact with others who support the same party and share articles from publications which match their beliefs confirming the existence of online echo chambers.

According to a study of 2,000 Twitter users from thinktank Demos, Labour supporters were weighted more towards publications Demos classes as centre-left or leftwing, whereas Ukip supporters were more engaged with ‘alternative’ media outlets such as Breitbart and Infowars as well as accounting for more than half of links posted to articles on the Daily Mail, Daily Express, the Sun and Guido Fawkes.

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Source: The Drum