How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot

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Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of lawmakers’ Facebook and Twitter posts in the days after the breach.

Patrick Van Kessel https://pvankessel.com/about (Pew Research Center)https://www.pewresearch.org/ , Sono Shah www.sonoshah.com (Pew Research Center)https://www.pewresearch.org/
01-15-2021

Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of lawmakers’ Facebook and Twitter posts in the days after the breach.

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Kessel & Shah, "Sono Shah: How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot", Fact Tank | Pew Research Center, 2021

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@article{kessel2021how,
  author = {Kessel, Patrick Van and Shah, Sono},
  title = {Sono Shah: How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot},
  journal = {Fact Tank | Pew Research Center},
  year = {2021},
  note = {https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/15/how-lawmakers-social-media-activity-changed-in-the-days-after-the-u-s-capitol-riot/}
}