Echo chambers on social media: A systematic review of the literature
LTL Terren, RBBR Borge-Bravo - Review of Communication …, 2021 - rcommunicationr.org
There have been growing concerns regarding the potential impact of social media on
democracy and public debate. While some theorists have claimed that ICTs and social …
democracy and public debate. While some theorists have claimed that ICTs and social …
Studying fake news spreading, polarisation dynamics, and manipulation by bots: A tale of networks and language
With the explosive growth of online social media, the ancient problem of information
disorders interfering with news diffusion has surfaced with a renewed intensity threatening …
disorders interfering with news diffusion has surfaced with a renewed intensity threatening …
From pretraining data to language models to downstream tasks: Tracking the trails of political biases leading to unfair NLP models
Language models (LMs) are pretrained on diverse data sources, including news, discussion
forums, books, and online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes opinions …
forums, books, and online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes opinions …
The echo chamber effect on social media
M Cinelli, G De Francisci Morales… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Social media may limit the exposure to diverse perspectives and favor the formation of
groups of like-minded users framing and reinforcing a shared narrative, that is, echo …
groups of like-minded users framing and reinforcing a shared narrative, that is, echo …
An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel
A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
A confirmation bias view on social media induced polarisation during Covid-19
Social media has played a pivotal role in polarising views on politics, climate change, and
more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media induced polarisation (SMIP) poses …
more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media induced polarisation (SMIP) poses …
Quantifying ideological polarization on a network using generalized Euclidean distance
An intensely debated topic is whether political polarization on social media is on the rise. We
can investigate this question only if we can quantify polarization, by taking into account how …
can investigate this question only if we can quantify polarization, by taking into account how …
Bots and online hate during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies in the United States and the Philippines
Online hate speech represents a serious problem exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic. Although often anchored in real-world social divisions, hate speech in …
pandemic. Although often anchored in real-world social divisions, hate speech in …
Rumor propagation is amplified by echo chambers in social media
Spreading rumors on the Internet has become increasingly pervasive due to the proliferation
of online social media. This paper investigates how rumors are amplified by a group of users …
of online social media. This paper investigates how rumors are amplified by a group of users …
No echo in the chambers of political interactions on Reddit
Echo chambers in online social networks, whereby users' beliefs are reinforced by
interactions with like-minded peers and insulation from others' points of view, have been …
interactions with like-minded peers and insulation from others' points of view, have been …