A majority of tweets come from a minority of legislators

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May 15, 2020

For Global Legislators on Twitter, an Engaged Minority Creates Outsize Share of Content

A majority of tweets come from a minority of legislators

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For Global Legislators on Twitter, an Engaged Minority Creates Outsize Share of Content
Flag emojis prove popular with legislators on Twitter
Heads of state and party leaders are among the most mentioned accounts by legislators in English-speaking countries
Domestic elections and political issues dominate the most widely-used legislator hashtags
A subset of legislators dominates the Twitter conversation
U.S. and UK legislators are the most prolific tweeters, but the typical tweet from national lawmakers receives small number of likes and retweets
In most countries, vast majority of legislators tweeted during study period
Most legislators in five countries are on Twitter
Most legislators tweet at least once a month, although very few do so on a daily basis

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