Online communities: How do people on the move to North America use social media?

Overview of the information shared by migrant populations in public Facebook groups

This research paper investigates how the Spanish-speaking Latin American and Caribbean population on the move northward use Facebook regarding their migration. It examines posts from 2022 and 2023 from eight public Facebook groups created to exchange information on northward migration in LAC. It analyzes the most mentioned topics, the information shared about countries of transit and destination, and the issues with which migrants interacted the most.

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