Legislators in UK, Canada and Australia Express Post-election Enthusiasm for Biden Administration on Twitter
In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
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In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
Although most national officials use the platform, their posts receive only a small number of likes and retweets.
United Kingdom legislators in the House of Lords and House of Commons tweeted more critical content of Trump’s recent visit to the nation.
The Pew Research Center set out to better understand how many of the links being shared on Twitter are being promoted by bots rather than humans. Our analysis found that an estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings.
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An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings.
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