This paper aims to contribute to the nascent field of research on affective polarisation in
liberal democracies by reflecting on the conceptual ambiguities as well as potentials …

Recent rises in political polarization across the globe are often ascribed to algorithmic
content filtering on social media, news platforms, or search engines. The widespread usage …

Social media platforms are often accused of disproportionally exposing their users to like-
minded opinions, thereby fueling political polarization. However, empirical evidence of this …

Social media can benefit migrant communities in various ways since the sense of belonging
and social inclusion have increasingly been facilitated by online participatory activity over …

Affective polarization, the extent to which political actors treat each other as disliked
outgroups, is challenging political exchange and deliberation, for example, via mistrust of …

Research suggests that a heterogeneous media diet can foster more objective information
evaluations, reducing issue polarization as a result. These findings beg the question: Can …

Algorithmic news recommender systems (NRS) are present in many digital platforms. A
decade after Eli Pariser introduced the infamous 'filter bubble'hypothesis, empirical evidence …

Zusammenfassung Der Aufsatz diskutiert die Rolle von Massenmedien und sozialen
Medien für die politische Polarisierung in Deutschland. Dafür schlagen wir eine theoretisch …

News Recommender systems (NRSs) aid in decision-making in news media. However,
undesired effects can emerge. Among these are selective exposures that may contribute to …

News recommender systems are an increasingly popular field of study that attracts a
growing interdisciplinary research community. As these systems play an essential role in our …