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  Politics and civic cultures  Social media is practical in so many ways, and this will be established as we discuss how politics and political parties can utilise social media to their advantage during the campaigning process. Posting across a range of social platforms such as Instagram and Twitter will give a party an increased likelihood of adopting fans. These posts are designed to be persuasive, which means they will likely influence one’s opinion due to the abundance of good ideas and thoughts being outputted. Therefore, social media can be portrayed as a very influential practice.   Twitter is a notable social platform where a great deal of information regarding a diversity of topics is available and at the fingertips of its users. Politics is one of the topics which is heavily discussed on Twitter, with parties and members posting mainly self-promotional content, as well as ensuring they are communicating with their constituents (Wikipedia 2022). Twitter is widely...