"I'd have to vote against you": issue campaigning via twitter

  • Authors:
  • Andrew Roback;Libby Hemphill

  • Affiliations:
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work companion
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Using tweets posted with #SOPA and #PIPA hashtags and directed at members of Congress, we identify six strategies constituents employ when using Twitter to lobby their elected officials. In contrast to earlier research, we found that constituents do use Twitter to try to engage their officials and not just as a "soapbox" to express their opinions.