What social media told us in the time of COVID-19: a scoping review
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has rapidly become a crucial
communication tool for information generation, dissemination, and consumption. In this …
communication tool for information generation, dissemination, and consumption. In this …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social, health, and economy
VJ Clemente-Suárez, E Navarro-Jiménez… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan,
China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel …
China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel …
Botometer 101: Social bot practicum for computational social scientists
Social bots have become an important component of online social media. Deceptive bots, in
particular, can manipulate online discussions of important issues ranging from elections to …
particular, can manipulate online discussions of important issues ranging from elections to …
Misinformation, manipulation, and abuse on social media in the era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic represented an unprecedented setting for the spread of online
misinformation, manipulation, and abuse, with the potential to cause dramatic real-world …
misinformation, manipulation, and abuse, with the potential to cause dramatic real-world …
Auditing Elon Musk's impact on hate speech and bots
Abstract On October 27th, 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, becoming its new CEO and
firing many top executives in the process. Musk listed fewer restrictions on content …
firing many top executives in the process. Musk listed fewer restrictions on content …
Network distribution and sentiment interaction: Information diffusion mechanisms between social bots and human users on social media
M Cai, H Luo, X Meng, Y Cui, W Wang - Information Processing & …, 2023 - Elsevier
When public health emergencies occur, a large amount of low-credibility information is
widely disseminated by social bots, and public sentiment is easily manipulated by social …
widely disseminated by social bots, and public sentiment is easily manipulated by social …
Bots amplify and redirect hate speech in online discourse about racism during the COVID-19 pandemic
Online talk about racism has been salient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet while
such social media conversations reflect existing tensions in the offline world, the same …
such social media conversations reflect existing tensions in the offline world, the same …
Characterizing network dynamics of online hate communities around the COVID-19 pandemic
Hate speech has long posed a serious problem for the integrity of digital platforms. Although
significant progress has been made in identifying hate speech in its various forms, prevailing …
significant progress has been made in identifying hate speech in its various forms, prevailing …
Botmoe: Twitter bot detection with community-aware mixtures of modal-specific experts
Twitter bot detection has become a crucial task in efforts to combat online misinformation,
mitigate election interference, and curb malicious propaganda. However, advanced Twitter …
mitigate election interference, and curb malicious propaganda. However, advanced Twitter …
When negativity is the fuel. Bots and Political Polarization in the COVID-19 debate
The contexts of social and political polarization are generating new forms of communication
that affect the digital public sphere. In these environments, different social and political …
that affect the digital public sphere. In these environments, different social and political …