“…Aside from the types of messages, the quality of information, and the responsiveness of governments to their citizens also play an important role in engagement rates ( Hung et al., 2019 ; Smith and Gallicano 2015 ). Citizens' perceptions of government responsiveness are generally defined by the attentiveness and empathy to public feelings and needs displayed by government representatives ( Anderson 2010 ; Calhan et al., 2021 ). Similarly, a recent study among social media users following a digital representation of a government authority in the Indian state of Punjab, found a negative relationship between citizens' perceptions of responsiveness, and their participation or willingness to participate in online discourse with that authority ( Arshad and Khurram 2020 ).…”