AUTHOR=Nair Pradeep , Eberwein Tobias , Sparkes-Vian Cassian Scruggs TITLE=Editorial: Social media and political participation: unpacking the role of social media in contemporary politics JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sociology VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1658996 DOI=10.3389/fsoc.2025.1658996 ISSN=2297-7775