Figuring out fake news
The ability to determine what’s real and what’s fake online could soon become a little…
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‘Information gerrymandering’ poses a threat to democratic decision making, both online and off
Electoral gerrymandering, in which political districts are drawn to favor one party, has attracted renewed…
Social network interventions can lead to potential health benefits
Social network interventions can have a significant effect on a range of health behaviors and…
Research finds extreme elitism, social hierarchy among Gab users
Despite its portrayal as a network that “champions free speech,” users of the social media…
Twitter can improve accuracy of profit forecasts
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows Twitter data can be used to…
First of its kind mapping model tracks how hate spreads and adapts online
Online hate thrives globally through self-organized, scalable clusters that interconnect to form resilient networks spread…
Social media has limited effects on teenage life satisfaction
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, used an…