Cato Waeterloos is a junior researcher and doctoral candidate at imec-mict-UGent (Department of Communication Sciences). In 2018, she obtained a master’s degree at Ghent University in Communications Sciences with a specialization in New Media and Society. In her research, she explores the role of digital and social media platforms in different forms of political and civic participation, expression, and activism. In addition, she is interested in which factors influence the choices people make in the democratic landscape (such as news consumption and different political attitudes).