The influence of Internet on politics: the impact of Facebook and the Internet penetration on elections in Taiwan

Li-Chen Chou and Chung-Yuan Fu

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 7, 494-497

Abstract: Previous research on elections indicates that the rise of social media has had a positive impact on political participation and political interest, resulting in more voters going to the polls. However, there has been no research on the impact that social media have on bringing about a change in government. This research investigates the impact that the Internet and the Chinese version of Facebook have had on election results in Taiwan from 2001 to 2016. The findings indicate that after the Chinese version of Facebook appeared in 2008, the higher the penetration rate of the Internet in the Taiwan region, the more likely that political power will change hands and the ruling party will lose an election.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1205715

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