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Internal Fractures: The Competing Logics of Social Media Platforms

by Emma Klekotka | Jul 13, 2024

AFFILIATE RESEARCH Internal Fractures: The Competing Logics of Social Media Platforms Angèle Christin, Michael S. Bernstein, Jeffrey T. Hancock, Chenyan Jia, Marijn N. Mado, Jeanne L. Tsai, and Chunchen Xu | July 2024 Abstract: Social media platforms are too often...

Post-January 6th deplatforming reduced the reach of misinformation on Twitter

by Emma Klekotka | Jun 13, 2024

AFFILIATE RESEARCH Post-January 6th deplatforming reduced the reach of misinformation on Twitter Stefan D. McCabe, Diogo Ferrari, Jon Green, David Lazer & Kevin M. Esterling | June 2024 Abstract: The social media platforms of the twenty-first century have an...

The Facebook Algorithm’s Active Role in Climate Advertisement Delivery

by Emma Klekotka | Apr 13, 2024

AFFILIATE RESEARCH The Facebook Algorithm’s Active Role in Climate Advertisement Delivery Aruna Sankaranarayanan, Erik Hemberg, Piotr Sapiezynski, and Una-May O’Reilly | April 2024 Abstract: Communication strongly influences attitudes toward climate change. In...

Journalistic interventions matter: Understanding how Americans perceive fact-checking labels

by Emma Klekotka | Apr 13, 2024

AFFILIATE RESEARCH Journalistic interventions matter: Understanding how Americans perceive fact-checking labels Chenyan Jia and Taeyoung Lee | April 2024 Abstract: While algorithms and crowdsourcing have been increasingly used to debunk or label misinformation on...

The Facebook Algorithm’s Active Role in Climate Advertisement Delivery

by Emma Klekotka | Apr 13, 2024

AFFILIATE RESEARCH The Facebook Algorithm’s Active Role in Climate Advertisement Delivery Aruna Sankaranarayanan, Erik Hemberg, Piotr Sapiezynski, and Una-May O’Reilly | April 2024 Abstract: Communication strongly influences attitudes toward climate change. In...