Do Political Detachment Users Receive Various Political Information on Social Media?

TL;DR

This study investigates whether political detachment users, who do not follow political parties on social media, receive diverse political information during elections, and finds they mostly receive information from only a few parties.

Contribution

It provides empirical evidence that political detachment users receive limited political information, highlighting a gap in information dissemination for non-followers.

Findings

Political detachment users mainly receive information from a few political parties.

They do not receive a diverse range of political information.

The study focuses on social media during election periods.

Abstract

In the election, political parties communicate political information to people through social media. The followers receive the information, but can users who are not followers, political detachment users, receive the information? We focus on political detachment users who do not follow any political parties, and tackle the following research question: do political detachment users receive various political information during the election period? The results indicate that the answer is No. We determined that the political detachment users only receive the information of a few political parties.