Press Freedom Homophily in the Tie Structure of the Global Internet

dc.contributor.author Seo, Hyunjin
dc.contributor.author Thorson, Stuart
dc.date.accessioned 2017-12-28T00:56:07Z
dc.date.available 2017-12-28T00:56:07Z
dc.date.issued 2018-01-03
dc.description.abstract We investigate homophily in the tie structure of the global Internet by estimating Exponential Random Graph models. Specifically, we analyze the extent to which different variables including Gross National Income, geographic proximity, political regime type, and press freedom rating account for the pattern of direct country-to-country Internet connections. Results show that for 2011-2014, but not before, press freedom homophily is significantly predictive of the presence (or absence) of country-to-country Internet connections even when controlling for geographic proximity, bandwidth, and whether or not a country is democratic. The findings provide insights into changes in press freedom around the world and the evolution of the global Internet structure.
dc.format.extent 9 pages
dc.identifier.doi 10.24251/HICSS.2018.250
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/50137
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Network Analysis of Digital and Social Media
dc.subject Internet, press freedom, homophily, ERGM, democracy
dc.title Press Freedom Homophily in the Tie Structure of the Global Internet
dc.type Conference Paper
dc.type.dcmi Text
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