To what extent do social media algorithms, and YouTube's specifically, contribute to user's views becoming more extreme and even radicalizing? That's a complicated question, but researchers tried to tackle it and have come up with some interesting results. First let's define…
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
suggests that some people consider it a “win” to lean in to known falsehoods.
The strongest predictor of whether someone believed in COVID-19-related misinformation and risks related to the vaccine was whether they viewed COVID-19 prevention efforts in terms of symbolic strength and weakness. In other words, this group focused on whether an action would make them appear to…
The social contract of trust between experts and society is in danger of dissolving. We need to start putting it back together.
The concept of propaganda has a great deal of power to fascinate. So does the very word propaganda, which to most of us today sounds faintly exotic, as if it referred mainly to phenomena from distant places and times.
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
Conducting a Twitter network analysis uncovers a widespread bot network targeting West Papua with pro-Indonesian Government content on major social platforms.
These people share conspiracy theories to promote conflict, cause chaos, recruit and radicalize potential followers, make money, harass, or even just to get attention.
They are opportunists.