Cornelius Hirsch
@vollcornhirsch.online
Data, politics, and what happens in between.
Head of Research Products at Reset Tech—Internet for democracy | Former Director of Research and Analysis at POLITICO | PhD in Economics from WU Vienna | Co-founder pollofpolls.eu.
Head of Research Products at Reset Tech—Internet for democracy | Former Director of Research and Analysis at POLITICO | PhD in Economics from WU Vienna | Co-founder pollofpolls.eu.
Reposted by Cornelius Hirsch
Twitter (and then X) was never 'representative' in the sense that its user base skewed to the liberal-left, but the content that is now amplified on there has swung to the far right. This is giving a distorted signal of public opinion.
See this fascinating recent study from the US ->
See this fascinating recent study from the US ->
In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twitter (and then X) was never 'representative' in the sense that its user base skewed to the liberal-left, but the content that is now amplified on there has swung to the far right. This is giving a distorted signal of public opinion.
See this fascinating recent study from the US ->
See this fascinating recent study from the US ->
Reposted by Cornelius Hirsch
Putin zum Frieden zurück zu drängen und den Frieden in Europa dauerhaft zu sichern, bleibt Aufgabe der Europäer. Wenn sie dafür US-Munition und US-Waffen kaufen können, die sie selbst nicht produzieren, ist das hilfreich, lässt die Europäer aber weiter in der Verantwortung.
July 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Putin zum Frieden zurück zu drängen und den Frieden in Europa dauerhaft zu sichern, bleibt Aufgabe der Europäer. Wenn sie dafür US-Munition und US-Waffen kaufen können, die sie selbst nicht produzieren, ist das hilfreich, lässt die Europäer aber weiter in der Verantwortung.