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Our Craig Newmark Philanthropies Graduate Students
In 2020, Craig Newmark Philanthropies donated $400,000 to support our PhD students, ensuring they could continue their research projects examining some of the biggest questions at the intersection of social media and democracy. Here is an update on what they've been working on this past year thanks to Craig's generous support.
July 1, 2021
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Influential Users in the Common Core and Black Lives Matter Social Media Conversation
We analyzed Twitter discussions around two very different topics and found striking similarities in how political discussions evolve online.
June 30, 2021
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How Do Social Media Influence Ethnic Polarization?
Those who deactivated their Facebook profiles report a lower regard for other ethnic groups, shows a new study of users in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
June 14, 2021
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Did Hate Speech on Twitter Rise During and After Trump’s 2016 Election Campaign?
Our research shows that the amount of hate speech on Twitter did not systematically increase during and immediately after the 2016 presidential campaign.
June 9, 2021
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Does What We Know About Fake News Hold Up in a Pandemic?
Joshua A. Tucker discusses the future of social media research as false information about COVID-19 spreads alongside the disease itself.
January 12, 2021
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Policy
Why We Desperately Need More Research on Social Media’s Effects on Democracy
A new book argues academic researchers should have more access to the data locked inside Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
January 12, 2021
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Text Classification Using a Transformer-Based Model
We're committed to supporting open and accessible science, which includes promoting the creation and use of open-source software, providing high-quality replication materials for our publications, and contributing to existing open-source tools and frameworks. To do so, we created an open-source tool to make using transformers easier and explain how to use it here.
December 8, 2020
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Commentary
The Limited Room for Russian Troll Influence in 2016
Coordinated campaigns by sock puppets on social media are likely neither necessary nor sufficient to signify serious foreign threats to electoral integrity.
October 27, 2020
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We Analyzed Public Discussion of Unproven COVID-19 Treatments. Here’s What We Found.
Tweets mentioning hydroxychloroquine peaked when President Trump touted the drug — without evidence — as a cure to the disease.
July 15, 2020
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CSMaP Awarded National Science Foundation COVID-19 RAPID Grant
With the support of an NSF Grant, we’re studying susceptibility to false and misleading news around COVID-19.
June 25, 2020
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You’re More Likely to Protest if Your Friends Are Protesting, Too
Our research shows protesters are far more connected to each other — via direct and indirect social ties — than are non-protesters.
June 24, 2020
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Who’s Attracted to a Clickbait Headline?
Older adults, Republicans, and independents, according to our research.
June 8, 2020
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How Many People Live in Echo Chambers on Social Media?
Our research shows political bubbles, or echo chambers, are not as widespread as many pundits make them out to be.
May 18, 2020
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Commentary
How to Safeguard Researchers Who Study Social Media
Here’s how we create a healthy research environment for those studying harmful online content.
May 18, 2020
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Policy
House Testimony: The Impact of Social Media on Congressional Communications Strategy
Our co-director Joshua A. Tucker testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
October 31, 2019
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News
NYU Launches Center for Social Media and Politics
NYU has established the Center for Social Media and Politics, which will examine the production, flow, and impact of social media content in the political sphere, as well as support research that uses social media data to study politics.
October 10, 2019
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Commentary
Why Tyrants and Despots Love Social Media
Although social media may have given dissidents a temporary advantage over repressive governments, now that Twitter is a mature platform, repressive regimes can and do use social media to solidify their grip on power.
July 24, 2015
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Commentary
Tweeting Tragedy: From Prayer to Politics
Initial emotional responses on Twitter gave way to a call for more political responses in the wake of Newtown massacre.
December 12, 2012