Retweets for policy advocates: Tweet diffusion in the policy discussion space of universal basic income

Jeff Hemsley; Martha A. Garcia-Murillo; Ian P MacInnes

doi:10.1145/3097286.3097294

Retweets for policy advocates: Tweet diffusion in the policy discussion space of universal basic income

Jeff Hemsley, Martha A. Garcia-Murillo, Ian P MacInnes

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Abstract

Technological advances have increasingly automated tasks that have hitherto been done by humans. The disruption to the labor market is expected to grow as more and more jobs are lost to automation. Society would benefit from the open discussion of alternative policy approaches, such as Universal Basic Income (UBI), that can alleviate social tensions related to joblessness. In this study, we examine tweets related to the discussion of UBI in an effort to understand the types of messages most likely to spread information about policy innovations, and most likely to bring new voices into the discussion. We find that messages that resonate with users are more likely to reach new audiences and bring new actors into the discussion space. Our work offers prescriptions for policy advocates, and provides insights for social scientists studying Twitter and policy and information diffusion.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	8th International Conference on Social Media and Society
Subtitle of host publication	Social Media for Good or Evil, #SMSociety 2017
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Volume	Part F129683
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450348478
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3097286.3097294
State	Published - Jul 28 2017
Event	8th International International Conference on Social Media and Society, #SMSociety 2017 - Toronto, Canada Duration: Jul 28 2017 → Jul 30 2017

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Other	8th International International Conference on Social Media and Society, #SMSociety 2017
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	7/28/17 → 7/30/17

Keywords

Diffusion
Income Inequality
Information Flow
Policy
Policy Innovation
Social Networks
Twitter
Universal Basic Income

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Software

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Hemsley, J., Garcia-Murillo, M. A., & MacInnes, I. P. (2017). Retweets for policy advocates: Tweet diffusion in the policy discussion space of universal basic income. In 8th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Social Media for Good or Evil, #SMSociety 2017 (Vol. Part F129683). [3097294] Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3097286.3097294

Retweets for policy advocates: Tweet diffusion in the policy discussion space of universal basic income. / Hemsley, Jeff; Garcia-Murillo, Martha A.; MacInnes, Ian P.
8th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Social Media for Good or Evil, #SMSociety 2017. Vol. Part F129683 Association for Computing Machinery, 2017. 3097294.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Entry/Poem › Conference contribution

Hemsley, J, Garcia-Murillo, MA & MacInnes, IP 2017, Retweets for policy advocates: Tweet diffusion in the policy discussion space of universal basic income. in 8th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Social Media for Good or Evil, #SMSociety 2017. vol. Part F129683, 3097294, Association for Computing Machinery, 8th International International Conference on Social Media and Society, #SMSociety 2017, Toronto, Canada, 7/28/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3097286.3097294

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