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AI Could Create a Disinformation Nightmare in the 2024 Election
Generative AI has the potential to supercharge the production and spread of disinformation on social media. In an op-ed for The Hill, Joshua A. Tucker breaks down the risks AI poses going into the 2024 election -- and what can be done to mitigate them.
July 14, 2023
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White House OSTP Comments on AI
In response to the Biden-Harris Administration's public request for information on mitigating the risks of AI, we submitted comments highlighting the importance of transparent standards for identifying and labeling AI generated content online.
July 7, 2023
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Commentary
Feedback on EU Article 40
In response to the European Commission's Digital Services Act, we submitted comments highlighting the importance of data access for independent research and suggested standards for data access mechanisms.
May 23, 2023
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Commentary
Globally, Russia May Actually Not Be Losing the Information War
In the modern digital information era, information wars are always global.
February 24, 2023
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Exposure to Russian Twitter Campaigns in 2016 Presidential Race Highly Concentrated, Largely Limited to Strongly Partisan Republicans
New study shows online push by foreign disinformation accounts didn’t change attitudes or voting behavior — but the disinformation effort may still have had consequences.
January 9, 2023
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2022 Year in Review: Our Research & Impact
A look at our top articles, events, and more from the past year.
December 19, 2022
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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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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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Analysis
Are Influence Campaigns Trolling Your Social Media Feeds?
Now, there are ways to find out. New data shows that machine learning can identify content created by online political influence operations.
October 13, 2020
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Analysis
How Russian Trolls Are Adapting Cold War Propaganda Techniques
A new study shows how states are adapting classic propaganda tactics to social media, and why policymakers must consider how information spreads across platforms to protect voters from these covert campaigns.
May 15, 2020
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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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Analysis
What’s the Strategy of Russia’s Internet Trolls? We Analyzed Their Tweets to Find Out.
We find that IRA-operated Twitter accounts shared less junk news than one might have expected — relying instead on local news sources.
November 19, 2018
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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