Tracking and promoting the usage of a COVID-19 contact tracing app
Digital contact tracing apps have been introduced globally as an instrument to contain the
COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, privacy by design impedes both the evaluation of these tools and …
COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, privacy by design impedes both the evaluation of these tools and …
[HTML][HTML] The online misinformation engagement framework
Research on online misinformation has evolved rapidly, but organizing its results and
identifying open research questions is difficult without a systematic approach. We present …
identifying open research questions is difficult without a systematic approach. We present …
Cracking open the news feed: Exploring what us Facebook users see and share with large-scale platform data
In this study, we analyze for the first time newly available engagement data covering millions
of web links shared on Facebook to describe how and by which categories of US users …
of web links shared on Facebook to describe how and by which categories of US users …
The social media context interferes with truth discernment
There is widespread concern about misinformation circulating on social media. In particular,
many argue that the context of social media itself may make people susceptible to the …
many argue that the context of social media itself may make people susceptible to the …
Digital literacy is associated with more discerning accuracy judgments but not sharing intentions
It has been widely argued that social media users with low digital literacy—who lack fluency
with basic technological concepts related to the internet—are more likely to fall for online …
with basic technological concepts related to the internet—are more likely to fall for online …
[HTML][HTML] Validated digital literacy measures for populations with low levels of internet experiences
A growing body of evidence suggests that digital literacy is an important barrier constraining
adoption and use of Internet and digital technologies in the developing world. By enabling …
adoption and use of Internet and digital technologies in the developing world. By enabling …
Field experiments on social media
M Mosleh, G Pennycook… - Current Directions in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Online behavioral data, such as digital traces from social media, have the potential to allow
researchers an unprecedented new window into human behavior in ecologically valid …
researchers an unprecedented new window into human behavior in ecologically valid …
Hungarian, lazy, and biased: the role of analytic thinking and partisanship in fake news discernment on a Hungarian representative sample
Abstract “Why do people believe blatantly inaccurate news headlines? Do we use our
reasoning abilities to convince ourselves that statements that align with our ideology are …
reasoning abilities to convince ourselves that statements that align with our ideology are …
The (minimal) persuasive advantage of political video over text
C Wittenberg, BM Tappin… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Concerns about video-based political persuasion are prevalent in both popular and
academic circles, predicated on the assumption that video is more compelling than text. To …
academic circles, predicated on the assumption that video is more compelling than text. To …
The misinformation paradox: Older adults are cynical about news media, but engage with it anyway
Misinformation can be easily spread with the click of a button, but can cause irreversible
harm and negatively impact news consumers' ability to discern false information. Some prior …
harm and negatively impact news consumers' ability to discern false information. Some prior …