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CSMaP informs public discourse in the digital age. See a selection of news stories citing our experts.
Media Inquiries
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The Lawfare Podcast: What Impact did Facebook Have on the 2020 Elections?
Joshua A. Tucker joined The Lawfare Podcast's series on the information ecosystem to discuss findings from and implications of a recent collaboration between Meta and independent researchers to study Facebook & Instagram's roles in the 2020 elections.
September 11, 2023
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ABC News: Amid what's being called a youth mental health crisis, is social media facing its own 'tobacco moment'?
A new advisory from the Surgeon General has rekindled an ongoing discussion around social media and mental health. Zeve Sanderson talked to ABC News about why data sharing for researchers is crucial to making informed policy decisions.
September 9, 2023
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PolitiFact: From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation
Zeve Sanderson spoke to PolitiFact about platform moderation policies, monetization, and why false and misleading content spreads on YouTube.
September 6, 2023
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The Economist: AI will change American elections, but not in the obvious way
This deep dive into the overlooked, and over-hyped, risks of AI cites a 2023 CSMaP paper studying exposure to Russian bots on Twitter as well as the recently published studies from a collaboration with Meta co-led by Joshua A. Tucker.
August 31, 2023
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Fox2Now: X, formerly Twitter, to allow paid political advertising again
Sol Messing discusses the implications of a recent decision by X, formerly Twitter, to allow political advertising back on their platform.
August 31, 2023
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Newsweek: Donald Trump May Have Just Killed Off Truth Social
Following Donald Trump's return to Twitter, now X, Joshua A. Tucker spoke to Newsweek about how this move might affect the future of Truth Social.
August 25, 2023
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AirTalk: New Collection Of Research Says Algorithms On Social Media May Not Be As Polarizing As We Thought
In a conversation about the relationship between algorithms and political polarization, project co-lead Joshua A. Tucker dives into findings from four papers published in Science and Nature.
August 2, 2023
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Moderated Content: MC Weekly Update 7/31: It's Complicated
Joshua A. Tucker and Jennifer Pan break down the complicated findings from their research on Facebook and Instagram during the US 2020 election.
July 31, 2023
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The New York Times: Facebook’s Algorithm Is ‘Influential’ but Doesn’t Necessarily Change Beliefs, Researchers Say
Following the release of the first four US 2020 Election Instagram & Facebook research studies, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel write that there is "no silver bullet to fixing the platforms."
July 27, 2023
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NPR: New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles
Joshua A. Tucker spoke to NPR about how Facebook's algorithm influences ideological filter bubbles on the platform.
July 27, 2023
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The Washington Post: Changing Facebook’s algorithm won’t fix polarization, new study finds
Joshua A. Tucker tells The Washington Post about the influence that algorithms have in shaping users' experiences online.
July 27, 2023
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Bloomberg: Twitter’s Surge in Harmful Content a Barrier to Advertiser Return
Joshua A. Tucker speaks to Bloomberg about why independent data access is essential to understanding the spread of harmful content online.
July 19, 2023
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NPR: Meta's Threads, which is basically a Twitter clone, minimizes news and politics
Sol Messing discusses Meta's "friendly" approach to Threads and the relationship between social media and political participation.
July 13, 2023
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The New York Times: The Titanic Truthers of TikTok
Although Titanic conspiracy theories on TikTok may seem harmless, they contribute to a longer-term erosion of the truth, says Megan A. Brown.
June 16, 2023
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Fast Company: Could a new law help pry open the black boxes of social media giants?
Zeve Sanderson explains how a new bill could dramatically lower the barriers researchers face in accessing social media data.
June 16, 2023
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AP: Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?
Sol Messing talks about how Bluesky is not only seeking to replace Twitter, but to create a new, more open way for social networks to operate.
June 6, 2023
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Vox: What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?
Joshua A. Tucker discusses efforts to mitigate AI's impact on the information environment.
June 3, 2023
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NPR: One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge
Zeve Sanderson discusses how kids online safety is low-hanging fruit for bipartisan support.
June 1, 2023
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Vanity Fair: Are Bluesky Social’s Good Vibes Doomed?
Sol Messing discusses how decentralized content moderation could work for the new Twitter alternative Bluesky.
May 22, 2023
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The New York Times: Another Side of the A.I. Boom: Detecting What A.I. Makes
Several companies are creating tools to determine if content is generated by AI. Joshua A. Tucker discusses whether a similar market, focused on politics, will emerge ahead of the 2024 election.
May 18, 2023
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The Dallas Morning News: Gore, conspiracies spread on Elon Musk’s loosely moderated Twitter after Allen shooting
Sol Messing discusses how Twitter's content moderation failed by allowing graphic photos of the recent Texas shooting to circulate on the platform.
May 11, 2023
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Associated Press: Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account
Zeve Sanderson explains how Elon Musk's threats against NPR's Twitter account continues to erode the credibility of information sharing on the platform.
May 3, 2023
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Associated Press: Nearly three-quarters of Americans blame media for dividing nation, poll says
Joshua A. Tucker says the results of a recent poll about the media shows we should be concerned about the health of democracy.
May 1, 2023
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The New York Times Magazine: What Was Twitter, Anyway?
In a story chronicling how Twitter became an integral part of public life, writer Willy Staley speaks to CSMaP alum Kevin Munger and cites our recent study on Russian trolls.
April 18, 2023
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WNPR: TikTok goes to Washington
Joshua A. Tucker joins Where We Live to discuss a potential TikTok ban and other social media regulation.
April 4, 2023