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Trust and Safety work mitigates certain social risks and harms of digital technologies. In a landscape that is only slowly establishing regulatory oversight mechanisms, Trust and Safety work performs a […]
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free […]
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This study examines the individual-level impact of Twitter’s `Great Deplatforming’ in the aftermath of the 6 January 2021 insurrection and attack on the US Capitol. This event saw Twitter ban […]
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Deplatforming, or banning malicious accounts from social media, is a key tool for moderating online harms. However, the consequences of deplatforming for the wider social media ecosystem have been largely […]
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In addition to social determinants of health, such as economic resources, education, access to care and various environmental factors, there is growing evidence that political polarization poses a substantial risk […]
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The powerful allure of social media platforms has been attributed to the human need for social rewards. Here, we demonstrate that the spread of misinformation on such platforms is facilitated […]
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Misinformation is rife in the age of YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. When social media is full of “experts,” who judges what is right and what is wrong? Chris Stokel-Walker reports
