Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia

Author: Reuben Enikolopov

In: Econometrica, Vol 28, No 4, 2020

The article assesses the impact of the main Russian online social network, VK, on the likelihood of protest with a focus on 2011. It argues that increased use of the network did have some impact on the likelihood of protest, but did so through simplifying coordination rather than increasing the availability of criticism of the regime. The authors also suggest that wider social use of the network actually increased support for the government.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3982/ECTA14281

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