Mídias Sociais & Política: Da Ágora Grega às Redes Sociais, uma Análise das Influências das Mídias Sociais na Eleição de 2016 para Prefeito no Município de Tefé - AM

Abstract

The expansion of the internet as a faster and less expensive communication channel has directly influenced social and political relations, which in turn provides new forms of organization and activism. From this perspective, this paper aims to understand the influences of social media in politics mediated by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). For this, a study based on literature review and data collection was conducted through the application of questionnaires and interviews. The results indicate that the Internet is understood as a public space for contestation, debate, unrestricted communication, mobilization and opinion formation. While it is an important tool for communications, it is also worrying about fake news. It was also verified the influences of digital social media in the last elections in Tefé, results reflected from the research confrontations with the questionnaire and interview with the current Mayor of Tefé Normando Bessa de Sá.