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USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONSTRUCTION OF POLITICAL INTOLERANCE ANALYZING THE EFFECTS OF TWITTER X AND FACEBOOK

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).02      10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).02      Published : Dec 2023

Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook

Abstract

    This research is aimed at getting an insight into how social media platforms particularly Facebook and Twitter (X) are being used by Pakistani users to display political intolerance. Both platforms are being actively used to put forward opinions on users' political and religious views. Employing the survey method along with quantitative and qualitative research techniques, it makes a systematic effort to explore social media usage patterns among users and how they use them to express their religious and political thoughts. The study also attempts to discuss and set the contours of political and religious intolerance with relevance to the research. The interdependence between the usage of social media platforms and the progression of intolerant behaviour is also brought into focus through this research.

    Social Media Users, Facebook, Twitter (X), Political Intolerance, Religious Intolerance

    (1) Khurram Ali Mehran
    PhD Scholar, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Mohammed Zafar Iqbal
    Professor, Department of Media and Communication Studies & Dean of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Mehran, K. A., & Iqbal, M. Z. (2023). Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook. Global Political Review, VIII(IV), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Mehran, Khurram Ali, and Mohammed Zafar Iqbal. 2023. "Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook." Global Political Review, VIII (IV): 12-21 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).02

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MEHRAN, K. A. & IQBAL, M. Z. 2023. Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook. Global Political Review, VIII, 12-21.

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    MHRA : Mehran, Khurram Ali, and Mohammed Zafar Iqbal. 2023. "Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook." Global Political Review, VIII: 12-21

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    MLA : Mehran, Khurram Ali, and Mohammed Zafar Iqbal. "Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook." Global Political Review, VIII.IV (2023): 12-21 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Mehran, Khurram Ali and Iqbal, Mohammed Zafar (2023), "Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook", Global Political Review, VIII (IV), 12-21

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Mehran, Khurram Ali, and Mohammed Zafar Iqbal. "Use of Social Media and Construction of Political Intolerance: Analyzing the Effects of Twitter (X) and Facebook." Global Political Review VIII, no. IV (2023): 12-21. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).02