Instagram Intervention Experiment Participants

Meta Platforms, Inc. Data Collector

2023-07-27

v1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3886/dnxx-7f23

Published

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Meta Platforms, Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc. Instagram Intervention Experiment Participants. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-07-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/dnxx-7f23

U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study
Instagram
Datasets

United States

Instagram

user behavior tracking

web platform data

This dataset contains metrics used to analyze the impact of the following platform intervention experiments that participants were randomly assigned to:

• Chronological Feed (treatment group and control group)

See the codebook for additional details on the experimental design.

Download the data dictionary for variables present in this dataset.

The U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study (US 2020 FIES) is a partnership between Meta and academic researchers to understand the impact of Facebook and Instagram on key political attitudes and behaviors during the US 2020 election.

How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?, Journal Article, DOI, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abp9364
Reshares on social media amplify political news but do not detectably affect beliefs or opinions, Journal Article, DOI, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add8424
Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing, Journal Article, DOI, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06297-w