Facebook Primary in 2016?

What motivates people to vote has been studied by political scientists for generations. Campaigns recruit armies of volunteers to make phone calls, drive voters to the polls, and give out information. But what if voter turnout could be increased by merely informing Facebook users when Election Day is, where they can vote, and which of their friends have already voted?

The Atlantic Monthly has this fascinating report of an experiment that may lead to increased voter turnout.

Questions...

•In everyday life, when does peer pressure make a difference in how people behave?

•Name all the ways that Facebook alters our behavior

•If Facebook is cooperating with experiments designed to increase voter turnout, are they being politically neutral? Why or why not?

•In general, does social media make us more involved with real-life events, or less involved? Why?