What This Project IsThe ResearchWhy This MattersWho Built This?
OverviewAlgorithms: What Gets BoostedEcho Chambers in ActionKey Takeaways
Ali & Lin (2013)Levy (2021)Fujiwara et al. (2021)Pew Research (2022)BBC: 2016 ElectionInterview (Primary Source)Janfaza (2020)
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About This Project

Feed to Vote in Plain Language

This site is a guided tour of how social media and voting is connect. It’s built for students, new voters, and anyone who wants to understand what their feed is doing behind the scenes.

Instead of reading long research papers, you get short, visual explanations you can scroll through in a few minutes.

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Project at a Glance

Goal

Turn complex research on voting and social media into clear, student-friendly explanations.

Audience

Young voters, classmates, and anyone who mostly gets news from TikTok, Instagram, or X.

Big Question

If our feeds are filtered and boosted by algorithms, how does that change who shows up to vote?

How the Research Turned into This Site

  1. 1
    Student reading book

    Read the Studies

    I started with peer-reviewed work from Ali & Lin (2013), Levy (2021), and Fujiwara et al. (2021) on voting and online information.

  2. 2
    Sticky notes and highlighted text showing core ideas pulled out

    Pull Out the Core Ideas

    I focused on why people vote, how feeds create echo chambers, and how turnout changes when one side is louder online.

  3. 3
    Person designing simple visual explainers on a laptop

    Build Visual Explainers

    Each page turns those ideas into simple visuals, short paragraphs, and examples so you don’t need a textbook to follow along.

Why This Matters

Most of us see politics through a screen before we ever see a ballot. If those screens are shaped by algorithms and social pressure, they can quietly change what feels normal, urgent, or not worth caring about.

This project doesn’t tell you who to support. It simply gives you space to slow down, notice patterns, and think for yourself before you vote.

Picture of the creator

Who Built This?

This site was created as a WRIT 1301 project at the University of Minnesota. I combined my interest in coding, design, and civic participation to turn academic research into something more interactive and shareable.

You’re welcome to explore, screenshot, or share pieces of this site in class, discussions, or with friends who are trying to figure out what their vote really means.