Many researchers have assumed that social media will reduce inequalities between elite politicians and those outside the political mainstream and thus benefit democracy, as it circumvents the traditional media that focus too much on a few elite politicians. I test this assumption by...

Many researchers have assumed that social media will reduce inequalities between elite politicians and those outside the political mainstream and that it will thus benefit democracy, as it circumvents the traditional media that focus too much on a few elite politicians. I test this assumption by...