Group Polarization and Echo Chambers in #GaijinTwitter Community

Seval Yurtcicek Ozaydin (), Vasily Lubashevskiy and Fatih Ozaydin ()
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Seval Yurtcicek Ozaydin: Department of Social and Human Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
Vasily Lubashevskiy: Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University, 4-42-31 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japan
Fatih Ozaydin: Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University, 4-42-31 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japan

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-26

Abstract: This study explores the phenomena of group polarization and echo chambers within the context of online discussions among immigrants in Japan, also known as gaijin s, specifically within the #GaijinTwitter community. By analyzing the key topics discussed by divergent groups of Twitter users and examining their interactions through qualitative and quantitative approaches, we provide evidence of group polarization. Additionally, we investigate how blocking and sharing screenshots of tweets instead of reacting to them in the standard ways contribute to the formation and perpetuation of online echo chambers.

Keywords: group polarization; echo chamber; social media; Twitter; immigrants; Japan; #GaijinTwitter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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