An increasingly influential strand of research on social media relies on the concept of
affordances to account for effects. However, hindering the possibility of a unified theory of …

One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la bibliografía existente sobre redes sociales en
Iberoamérica, con el objetivo de organizar las principales temáticas cubiertas, relevar sus …

Highlights•Several inherent characteristics of social media facilitate online
activism.•Evidence for slacktivism (online collective action hinders offline action) is …

Today's fragmented and digital media environment may create a fertile breeding ground for
the uncontrolled spread of disinformation. Although previous research has investigated the …

We hypothesize that generic frames influence what news people share on Facebook and
Twitter through three different routes: emotions, motivations, and psychological engagement …

Ordinary citizens are increasingly using mobile instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp
for politically-related activities. Compared to other 'semi-public'online platforms, WhatsApp …

This paper explores the characteristics of mobile social media marketing adoption in the
context of digital natives via an extended Mobile Technology Acceptance Model …

Mobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and
political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and …

Toward the end of their academic careers, most students are required to demonstrate their
ability to integrate theory and research methodology in their field of study by completing a …