Broadband & Civic Participation
2022-01-25 18:51:13.572976+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Merging information on the topology of the network with geocoded longitudinal data about individual social capital from 1997 to 2017, we show that access to fast Internet caused a significant decline in civic and political engagement. Overall, our results suggest that broadband penetration crowded out several dimensions of social capital.