This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-2, 2018
Area
Politics
Author
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J
Org/Univ
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords
Social media, Politics, Voters, Citizens, Political communication, Technology.
Citations
IEEE
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J. Social media and its impacts on politics, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.
APA
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J (2018). Social media and its impacts on politics. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(2) www.IJARIIT.com.
MLA
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J. "Social media and its impacts on politics." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.2 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J. Social media and its impacts on politics, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.
APA
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J (2018). Social media and its impacts on politics. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(2) www.IJARIIT.com.
MLA
Nikhil Lakkysetty, Phanideep Garine, Balamurugan J. "Social media and its impacts on politics." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.2 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.
Abstract
In recent years, social media are said to have an impact on the public discourse and communication in the society. The Internet has become an increasingly important tool for citizens to not only gain political knowledge but to engage in the political process itself. In particular, social media are increasingly used in political context. More recently, micro-blogging services (e.g., Twitter) and social network sites (e.g., Facebook) are believed to have the potential for increasing political participation. While Twitter is an ideal platform for users to spread not only information in general but also political opinions publicly through their networks, political institutions have also begun to use Facebook pages or groups for the purpose of entering into direct dialogs with citizens and encouraging more political discussions. In this paper, our main focus is to discuss the influence of social media on politics. We explained the importance of social media from the perspective of voters and politicians. We also focused on positive and negative effects of social media on politics. Finally, we conducted an online survey through questionnaires to know the impact of social media on politics.