Replication Data for: Tweeting Beyond Tahrir: Ideological Diversity and Political Intolerance in Egyptian Twitter Networks

Do online social networks affect political tolerance in the highly polarized climate of post-coup Egypt? Taking advantage of the real-time networked structure of Twitter data, we find that greater network diversity is not only associated with lower levels of intolerance, but that longer exposure to a diverse network is linked to less expression of intolerance over time. This relationship persists examining both elite and non-elite network diversity. Exploring the mechanisms by which network diversity might affect tolerance, we offer suggestive evidence that social norms in online networks may shape individuals’ propensity to publicly express intolerant attitudes. Our findings contribute to the political tolerance literature and enrich the ongoing debate over the relationship between online “echo chambers” and political attitudes and behavior by providing new insights from a repressive authoritarian context.