Unfriending on Facebook more likely from politically active users

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 15:30 in Psychology & Sociology

When large politically important conflicts play out in real time over the internet, comments and grand gestures seem to be the norm. But do these really play a part in people stopping their online friendships? A recent study found that during the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2014, 16 percent of those in the study unfriended a Facebook friend based on political comments.

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