Online segregation is among the most commonly discussed phenomenon. This paper calls into question the need to focus on the dangers of echo chambers, filter bubbles; furthermore, it proposes to identify latent factors of the Internet segmentation and specify communication in homophilic communities. Thus, the current study aims to detect the mutual influence of social network choice and political behavior among Russian students. The study is based on empirical data obtained by a survey conducted in 2018 in St. Petersburg. Our research has revealed that students are a heterogeneous group. The identified four factors described as “Web-services for full-grown people,” “Mobile services,” “Closed silo of content,” “Audiovisual services” disclose hidden relationships between quite different online services and political identification of students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Transformation and Global Society
Subtitle of host publicationConference proceedings DTGS 2019
EditorsDaniel A. Alexandrov, Yury Kabanov, Olessia Koltsova, et al.
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages165-176
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9783030378585
ISBN (Print)9783030378578
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - 3 Jan 2020
Event4th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2019 - ИТМО, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 19 Jun 201921 Jun 2019
Conference number: 4
http://dtgs-conference.org

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1038
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2019
Abbreviated titleDTGS 2019
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period19/06/1921/06/19
Internet address

    Research areas

  • Cross-network segregation, Cyberspace fragmentation, Political behavior, Political identity, Social networks

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Mathematics(all)

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