Study: Effects of Political Ads on FB and IG Before the 2020 US Election

2 giuliomagnifico 1 5/21/2025, 1:59:20 PM nber.org ↗

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giuliomagnifico · 8h ago
Tl;dr

> On both Facebook and Instagram, we found no detectable effects of removing political ads on political knowledge, polarization, perceived legitimacy of the election, political participation (including campaign contributions), candidate favorability, and turnout. This was true overall and for both Democrats and Republicans separately