Divisive dialogue: Why do we engage in virtual political talk?
Natalie Pennington is an expert on social media and relationships, and we asked her for answers about political posturing online, and how it's led to thousands of online breakups among family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances who just couldn't play nice during partisan political discussions.
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-divisive-dialogue-engage-virtual-political.html
Paper:
https://sci-hub.se/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2020.1819844