@article{d0fb6c42b5ab47faa323008059ddfd79,
title = "Social Media Use and Pathways to Protest Participation: Evidence From the 2019 Chilean Social Outburst",
abstract = "In this article, we explore the relationship between social media use and participation in protests in Chile. In October 2019, Chile faced the most massive protests since the country{\textquoteright}s return to democracy. Due to its magnitude, the media and analysts refer to this process as the “social outburst.” Although these protests engaged broad sectors of the population, most of the protesters were young people. Using a probabilistic and face-to-face survey applied to young people aged 18-29 years, we find that the only social media platform associated with participation in protests was Facebook. Our analysis also shows the importance of the specific activities that people engage in social media. Taking part in political activities on social media is strongly associated with attending protests but using social media platforms to get information or share common interests with other users is not. Furthermore, we examine whether social media has an indirect impact on participation through interpersonal conversation. The results show that Instagram—one of the most popular social media platforms among young Chileans—spurs interpersonal conversation, which in turn increases the likelihood of participating in protests. Our findings suggest that social media still plays a role in shaping people{\textquoteright}s political behavior despite changes in the social media environment and in social media consumption patterns.",
keywords = "Chile, participation, protests, social media use, youth",
author = "Andr{\'e}s Scherman and Sebastian Rivera",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The work of A.S. was supported by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cient{\'i}fico y Tecnol{\'o}gico (Grant No. 1210923). S.R. appreciates the support by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), Scholarship program, DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE, 2018-72190453. Funding Information: The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback. The authors also show gratitude to CICLOS UDP (Research Center in Communication, Literature, and Social Observation, Universidad Diego Portales) and its director Dr. Teresa Correa, for the support provided in the development of this work. A.S. thanks Maite de Cea, director general of research and doctorates at Universidad Diego Portales. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The work of A.S. was supported by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cient?fico y Tecnol?gico (Grant No. 1210923). S.R. appreciates the support by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), Scholarship program, DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE, 2018-72190453. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2021.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1177/20563051211059704",
language = "English",
volume = "7",
journal = "Social Media and Society",
issn = "2056-3051",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "4",
}