Social Networks Reveal Political Beliefs, Sometimes % of social networking users who learned that someone's political beliefswere different than they thought, based on something they posted on a social networking site
For many in emerging and developing nations, online political dialogue leads to discoveries about the political leanings of people they know. In nine countries, half or more of social networkers say they have learned that someone’s political beliefs were different than they thought, based on something that person posted on a site like Facebook or Twitter. This type of discovery is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It happens less often in Egypt, China, Jordan and Turkey.
Social Networks Reveal Political  | Beliefs, Sometimes  | % of social networking users who learned that someone's  | political beliefswere different than they thought, based  | on something they posted on a social networking site  | No  | Yes  | Venezuela  | 22  | 74  | Kenya  | 27  | 67  | ElSa lvador  | 39  | 61  | Malaysia  | 29  | 60  | Mexico  | 40  | 59  | Gha na  | 41  | 57  | Nigeria  | 37  | 56  | Brazil  | 44  | 54  | S. Africa  | 50  | 48  | Arge nnina  | 53  | 45  | Bolivia  | 51  | 45  | 37 41 43  | Senegal  | 48  | Tunisia  | 49  | Lebanon  | 62  | Indonesia  | 50  | 36  | Chile  | 59  | 36  | Philip pines  | 66  | 28  | Russia  | 63  | 26  | Egypt  | 71  | 24  | China  | 69  | 22  | Jo rdan  | 80  | 19  | Turkey  | 73  | 15  | Based on those who say (Q72). they use socia networking sites like  | Facebook Twitter, etc. (Q72). Pa kistan and networking Uganda notshown due  | to insufficientsample size.  | Source: Spring 2013 Global Attitudes survey. Q75.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 