One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

This study investigated use of social media for political participation among youths in Oyo
state, Nigeria; specifically, the types of social media used for political participation, the types …

This paper investigates how social media affects general voting patterns. Unlike previous
studies investigating whether citizens' use of social media affects political participation, this …

Discriminatory practices against the Nigerian gay community take the form of state and non-
state sponsored opposition, censorship and violence. This study investigates how gay …

Competing theories have been put forward about the effect of Internet and social media use
for news on political engagement. Some argue that Internet use for news reduces political …

The invention and rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs)
has attracted considerable attention in theoretical and practical debates about the role of …

This study investigates the comparative prevalence of information avoidance concerning the
coronavirus and its relationship with media evaluation and use. We argue that information …

Despite the agreement on the importance of transparency in pandemic management, few
studies have provided empirical evidence to answer the question of how governmental …

A growing body of research has examined how access to political information via digital
media contributes to democratic participation in new or transitory democracies. Much of this …

We examine whether social media enhances democracy using cross-sectional data from
145 countries. We used Facebook penetration as a proxy for social media. Also, based on …