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Citation

Declining information quality under new platform governance

Author:
Özturan, Burak; Quintana-Mathé, Alexi; Grinberg, Nir; Ognyanova, Katherine; Lazer, David
Publication:
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
Year:
2025

Following the leadership transition on October 27, 2022, Twitter/X underwent a notable change in platform governance. This study investigates how these changes influenced information quality for registered U.S. voters and the platform more broadly. We address this question by analyzing two complementary datasets—a Twitter panel and a Decahose sample. Our findings reveal a subtle yet