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Alfredo J Morales^1,2, Xiaowen Dong^2,3, Yaneer Bar-Yam¹

¹New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Royal Society Open Science

|December 12, 2019

Summary

The internet mirrors real-world social divisions, with online interactions segregated by income and physical proximity. This virtual mirroring of geographical space contributes to social fragmentation and polarization.

Keywords:

data science human behaviour polarization segregation urban systems

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Area of Science:

Sociology
Network Science
Computational Social Science

Background:

Social behaviors arise from information exchange, influenced by communication structures.
The internet democratized communication but led to heterogeneous information flows within echo chambers.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how physical segregation impacts online social fragmentation.
To determine if virtual social spaces reflect geographical divisions.

Main Methods:

Analysis of online social interactions and their correlation with geographical and socioeconomic data.
Examination of information flow patterns in virtual spaces.

Main Results:

Online interactions are segregated by income, mirroring physical segregation.
Physical separation correlates with polarized behaviors, extending beyond cultural or political divides.
Virtual social spaces reflect geographical space, with proximity-based learning dominating.

Conclusions:

The virtual space is a reflection of geographical space.
Online social fragmentation is influenced by physical segregation and income-based divisions.
This mirroring of physical and virtual spaces promotes social polarization and fragmentation.