Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack spends a lot of time on Twitter. Mack, at North Carolina State University, joined the platform…
Focus Tag: Research Methods
Job Opportunity: Open positions in newly funded project on online misogyny | For Digital Dignity
Two fully funded positions: Ethnography of online misogyny/Starting March 2022 We are looking for excellent researchers to fill the following…
Facebook Papers: The radical chiropractor Facebook banned and then studied. | Slate
On Sept. 28, 2006, a young chiropractor, then about 30 years old, signed up for Facebook, where he posted about…
Social media as a crisis discipline | Institute for Rebooting Social Media
How can the science of catastrophic collective behavior provide insight into the woes of social media platforms? On Thursday, November…
Research note: Lies and presidential debates: How political misinformation spread across media streams during the 2020 election | HKS Misinformation Review
When U.S. presidential candidates misrepresent the facts, their claims get discussed across media streams, creating a lasting public impression. We…
Job Opportunity: Research Post Doc: Dynamics of Misinformation | Syracuse University
The School of Information at Syracuse University seeks a highly motivated and creative Postdoctoral Scholar to assist with NSF-funded research…
Digital literacy is associated with more discerning accuracy judgments but not sharing intentions | HKS Misinformation Review
It has been widely argued that social media users with low digital literacy—who lack fluency with basic technological concepts related…
Call for Proposals: The Mercury Project | Social Science Research Council
Evidence-based strategies to combat health mis- and disinformation and to increase the uptake of reliable health information are critical to…
A Standard for Universal Digital Ad Transparency | Knight First Amendment Institute
Election meddling and public health misinformation have fueled calls for greater transparency around online advertising on social media platforms. In…
Investigating Facebook: A Fractious Relationship with Academia | Financial Times
Last March, Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, a researcher at Princeton University, applied to use a special data access tool that allows academics…