In the Media

Differences in algorithmically recommended content and digital media consumption can help us understand the Gen Z gender gap, according to Zeve Sanderson.

By closely covering Donald Trump's social media posts in 2016, the media often amplified them. Now, we're seeing a similar cycle with Elon Musk, Joshua A. Tucker told AFP.

By driving engagement, AI generated images can contribute to the spread and harm of hateful rhetoric online, Jonathan Nagler told PolitiFact.

Joshua A. Tucker spoke to The Hill about the financial and political incentives behind Trump's return to X, as well as the potential impact it could have on his campaign.

Jonathan Nagler spoke to Newsweek about the potential, and limitations, of using social media influencers to energize voters.

The 2024 presidential candidates are taking advantage of social media's potential for mobilizing the masses, Jonathan Nagler told US News & World Report.

Since purchasing Twitter (now X) Elon Musk has leveraged his control over the platform to promote his own politics. Jonathan Nagler spoke to The Hill about Musk's influence and the troubling implications of his behavior during an election year.

Earlier this year, we joined dozens of groups asking Meta to keep its misinformation tracking tool running at least through the U.S. presidential election. Despite calls from researchers, journalists, and watchdog groups, CrowdTangle has now been shut down.

Maggie Macdonald discusses how social media and other technologies are helping the Harris campaign fundraise and engage with new voters.

If the public finds Elon Musk's influence on X objectionable, then it should ultimately be a question for policymakers to resolve, says Joshua A. Tucker.

An analysis from Jennifer Allen, incoming Core Faculty at CSMaP, found that X's Community Notes feature had largely failed to police posts about a recent joke involving JD Vance.

Across platforms and media types, Kamala Harris memes have been taking over the internet. Zeve Sanderson spoke to Bloomberg about how campaigns leverage social media and whether these strategies are effective in influencing voter turnout.

Kamala Harris has been the target of race and gender related attacks. But it's harder for experts to track this misinformation because of reduced access to data, Zeve Sanderson tells Slate.

Politico's Weekly Score newsletter covers our new AI Political Archive, a joint project with the American Association of Political Consultants Foundation and UNC's Center on Technology Policy.

Joshua A. Tucker spoke to AP about the spread of misleading videos aiming to draw negative attention to President Biden's age.

Because they rely on real footage and the alterations are often harder to spot, videos that are recontextualized or slightly edited can sometimes be more effective in misleading people, Zeve Sanderson told AFP.

Bringing AI to search engines will hurt publishers, but there are some potential upsides for consumers of information, says Zeve Sanderson.

Jonathan Nagler discusses research from our Bilingual Election Monitor project, which examines Latino online news consumption.

Mike Masnick covers the latest study from the US 2020 Facebook & Instagram research project, co-authored by Joshua A. Tucker, which explores how staying off the platforms impact political knowledge and beliefs.

Joshua A. Tucker spoke to The Washington Post about Meta's shift away from news on their platforms, and how this affects the landscape of social media and politics.

Joshua A. Tucker reflects on how conducting research at scale has informed our understanding of social media's impact on society, often challenging conventional wisdom.

Chatbots could make it easier than ever for bad actors to flood local elections officials with FOIA requests and make it harder for them to make sure elections run well and smoothly, Zeve Sanderson tells WIRED.

Joshua A. Tucker joins BBC's The Media Show to discuss how Trump has used Truth Social and X to drive news media attention.

CNBC's recent All-America Economic Survey asked people about their opinions on a potential TikTok ban. Joshua A. Tucker joined CNBC to discuss the results and the broader implications of a ban.

Following the approval of a deal to take Truth Social public, Joshua A. Tucker spoke to CNN about how the platform fits into the larger social media landscape.