In today's fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as trolls and misinformation spreaders.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2025
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When X (formerly Twitter) changed its verification system in 2022, many foresaw its potential to impact the spread of political opinions on the platform. In a modeling study published October 22 in iScience, researchers show ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2024
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Looks like Kamala Harris' campaign is getting it right when it comes to social media, according to a new study. As democrats are playing up their sunny outlook in their presidential campaign, a study published in Scientific ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Misinformation and echo chambers are often used to explain polarization and political divides between people. New research, however, finds there is another factor we should worry about, namely our online consumption of quality ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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We tend to talk about social media in sweeping terms: It's either the death knell for democracy or its savior. It's a tool to fight authoritarianism or a weapon to spread strategic misinformation. It polarizes us or pulls ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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People who read fake news online aren't doomed to fall into a deep echo chamber where the only sound they hear is their own ideology, according to a new study from the Wharton School.
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2022
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Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have identified specific elements of tone and style in online speech that are linked to hyperpartisan echo chambers. The findings are now published in the journal Discourse & Society.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2022
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Climate change debates on Reddit don't happen in polarized "echo chambers", new research suggests.
Social Sciences
May 27, 2022
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As ongoing revelations about Facebook's algorithm are showing, social media's ability to shape our attitudes by steering users into echo chambers is raising questions about our national discourse and drawing increasing attention ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2021
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Aggressive political messaging can work against candidates by radicalizing supporters and alienating moderates, according to a Dartmouth study.
Political science
Dec 15, 2020
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