Issues, involvement, and influence: Effects of selective exposure and sharing on polarization and participation

Although research has amply demonstrated that people exhibit confirmatory biases associated with exposure and information sharing on social media, there is a lack of research attempting to parse out the respective effects of selective exposure and sharing on political outcomes, especially in non-U.S. contexts. In this experiment, we tested the extent of confirmation bias in Dutch Facebook users’ selection and sharing of opinionated news about...