Facebook, Politics, & Real World Action

As Steven Schultz noted on the FRS 101 Facebook page, a recent study published last week in the journal Nature concluded that a Facebook message urging users to “Get Out the Vote” resulted in increased voter participation on Election Day 2010. On the day of congressional elections, most Facebook users were greeted with a message informing them that it was Election Day and providing them with information on local polling sites. It also displayed an “I Voted” button along with a count of how many total users had voted as well as images of Facebook friends who had already voted.

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