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In the Media
CSMaP informs public discourse in the digital age. See a selection of news stories citing our experts.
Media Inquiries
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Washington Examiner: Trump’s unexpected allies in the fight against Twitter and censorship: Facebook and the FCC
Joshua A. Tucker talks about Facebook and the FCC helping Trump to make his argument against social media platforms.
June 8, 2020
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Forbes: The Role Of Social Media In Moderating Trump: Facebook Versus Twitter
Joshua A. Tucker talks about Facebook's potential problems with showing partisanship if they take an active role in moderating content.
June 2, 2020
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Fortune: Trump needs Twitter. Twitter needs Trump. Who needs who more?
Joshua A. Tucker weighed in with other experts and agrees that Trump needs Twitter, more than Twitter needs him, to reach his base during the pandemic.
May 29, 2020
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Fortune: Will Twitter ever remove one of Trump’s inflammatory tweets?
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the difficulties that Twitter faces to moderate content in a non-partisan way.
May 26, 2020
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Business Insider: The coronavirus may force US states to adopt vote-by-mail policies — which usually take decades to implement
Jonathan Nagler discusses how mail-in voting might depress voter turn-out.
May 8, 2020
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Axios: What experts say works for combating coronavirus misinformation
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the politicization of the coronavirus and how prominent figures can combat misinformation.
April 28, 2020
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Forbes: The Future Of Trump’s COVID-19 Presidency Is Bleak, Even Among YouTube Commenters
Joshua A. Tucker talks about the effects of large levels of exposure to fake news on people's opinions towards the candidates in the 2020 presidential election.
March 13, 2020
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Mashable: This Supreme Court case could criminalize online immigration activism. Here’s why.
Joshua A. Tucker discusses activism and its reliance on social media to organize.
February 28, 2020
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NPR: With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News
A CSMaP study found that seniors struggle to identify fake news online.
February 26, 2020
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City & State: Young candidates assemble on TikTok
Joshua A. Tucker discusses TikTok and the importance of internet popularity for up-and-coming politicians in spreading campaign awareness.
February 24, 2020
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Financial Times: The uncomfortable truth about fake news
Joshua A. Tucker talks about new research finding people aren't very good at identifying fake news.
February 19, 2020
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Science: Researchers finally get access to data on Facebook’s role in political discourse
Joshua A. Tucker talks about Facebook's new data release to researchers, and how this event will affect future research into social media.
February 13, 2020
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The Columbus Dispatch: Voters again to face tsunami of online disinformation, experts warn
Joshua A. Tucker discusses Russia's potential tactics to spread disinformation this election cycle.
February 9, 2020
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Mic: Is it futile to keep marching?
Joshua A. Tucker discusses how social media can help, but also potentially hurts activism efforts.
January 31, 2020
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December 17, 2019
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December 13, 2019
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December 7, 2019
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November 30, 2019
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November 20, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 1, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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October 14, 2019
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October 13, 2019