Talk:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election

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Room to grow is good and all, but at the moment, we have essentially a one-section article with six sources. Obviously it isn't expanding rapidly.

It just doesn't make sense as a stand alone article. ☆ Bri (talk) 14:11, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Too early to see if merging is appropriate, likely to grow.

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Bergengruen, Vera. “Social Media Firms Brace For An Election Unlike Any Other.” Time, Time, 23 Sept. 2020, time.com/5892347/social-media-platforms-bracing-for-election/. (https://time.com/5892347/social-media-platforms-bracing-for-election/)

“Why Social Media Influence On The 2020 Election Will Look A Lot Like 2016.” 10/09/2019, www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html. (https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yenxle (talk • contribs) 06:34, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated the article to reflect the most recent information, can I remove the banner or should I keep it? Giraffer (munch) 07:31, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think the article is amazing and going on the right track and there are a few issues that can be easily fixed and expanded. I would recommend to construct a more detailed discussion about how both canidates are using in order to promote theree platform especially due to our current circumstances, social media has a bigger impact than it did before. It would also be great to include how each candidate has reacted and helped with recent events that have occurred. Komalbadesha (talk) 22:53, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'm thinking of expanding on information about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Debates and how the general public reacts to those debates using social media (i.e. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok) as well as how constant political content can affect users' mental/emotional health and perspective on certain political ideals.

Here are some sources I'm thinking of referencing:

• https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/19/55-of-u-s-social-media-users-say-they-are-worn-out-by-political-posts-and-discussions/
• https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860369744/social-media-usage-is-at-an-all-time-high-that-could-mean-a-nightmare-for-democr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lindseyjli3 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I'd appreciate it if we could try to structure the article by campaign as opposed to by platform. I originally wrote it by platform because there wasn't really enough campaign-specific info at the time, but now that the election is pretty much over, there is a lot more info available, and it can be re-written and structured by campaign. I think events like COVID can stay, but ideally the Facebook & Twitter sections should be merged into the main campaigns. Thanks, Giraffer ^munch 18:50, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Here are a handful of additional sources examining the relationship between governance and social media, while all aren't directly focused on the 2020 election, they do contain information and analysis about the importance of social media.

Şahin, O., Johnson, R., & Korkut, U. (2021). Policy-making by tweets: Discursive governance, populism, and Trump presidency. Contemporary Politics, 27(5), 591–610. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2021.1935009

This article describes the relationship between trump’s twitter use and his ability to steer discourse in three ways; to discipline bureaucracy, to repeal environmental regulation, and to steer migration policy. More specifically, they discuss the use of campaign slogans disseminated via twitter such as that it was a “rigged election”

https://du.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991042504287102766&context=L&vid=01UODE_INST:01UODE_MAIN&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,social%20media%20elections%20US&offset=0

This is a book related to the january 6 investigation which contains a comprehensive examination of the social media of congresspeople who voted to overturn the 2020 election. It contains extensive images of such tweets or social media use.

Cross-Platform Emotions and Audience Engagement in Social Media Political Campaigning: Comparing Candidates’ Facebook and Instagram Images in the 2020 US Election Michael Bossetta

This is an article that compares the images on social media platforms presented by presidential campaigns. They found numerous differences in how users of different platforms respond to different emotions presented in social media posts.

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2612783590?accountid=14608&parentSessionId=NogLIvIytEHpq8VvRj56Lk1aGwvctfqUBfYj50hdD8U%3D&pq-origsite=primo

This article describes the spread of disinformation via social media surrounding elections. An interesting aspect they discuss which isn’t present in the wiki article is non-campaign sources of disinformation (e.g. by voters).

Using these sources, I think there is enough to add two additional sections to the article (or to add these to existing sections). Specifically, I think a section about disinformation (which was a major issue surrounding social media and the election) would be justified. Second a major overlooked aspect of social media in the election is content generated by voters - I think adding a section discussing the use of social media by non-elites would add a lot of depth to the article. GuugWiki (talk) 01:57, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a small paragraph in the Donald Trump campaign section discussing the use of disinformation and claims of election fraud.

GuugWiki (talk) 20:40, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]