Since 2008, hundreds of studies have been published about conspiracy theories, many of
which were in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. These studies are often motivated by …

Moral outrage shapes fundamental aspects of social life and is now widespread in online
social networks. Here, we show how social learning processes amplify online moral outrage …

Although it is under-studied relative to other social media platforms, YouTube is arguably the
largest and most engaging online media consumption platform in the world. Recently …

When toxic online communities on mainstream platforms face moderation measures, such
as bans, they may migrate to other platforms with laxer policies or set up their own dedicated …

With more than 3 billion users, online social networks represent an important venue for
moral and political discourse and have been used to organize political revolutions, influence …

On digital media, algorithms that process data and recommend content have become
ubiquitous. Their fast and barely regulated adoption has raised concerns about their role in …

The role that YouTube and its behind-the-scenes recommendation algorithm plays in
encouraging online radicalization has been suggested by both journalists and academics …

Manipulation is a concern in many domains, such as social media, advertising, and
chatbots. As AI systems mediate more of our digital interactions, it is important to understand …

Recommender systems are the algorithms which select, filter, and personalize content
across many of the world's largest platforms and apps. As such, their positive and negative …

Do online platforms facilitate the consumption of potentially harmful content? Using paired
behavioral and survey data provided by participants recruited from a representative sample …