A Golden Age: Conspiracy Theories' Relationship with Misinformation Outlets, News Media, and the Wider Internet
Do we live in a" Golden Age of Conspiracy Theories?" In the last few decades, conspiracy
theories have proliferated on the Internet with some having dangerous real-world …
theories have proliferated on the Internet with some having dangerous real-world …
[HTML][HTML] Ideological orientation and extremism detection in online social networking sites: A systematic review
The rise of social networking sites has reshaped digital interactions, becoming fertile
grounds for extremist ideologies, notably in the United States. Despite previous research …
grounds for extremist ideologies, notably in the United States. Despite previous research …
[HTML][HTML] Generalizing hate speech detection using multi-task learning: A case study of political public figures
L Yuan, MA Rizoiu - Computer Speech & Language, 2025 - Elsevier
Automatic identification of hateful and abusive content is vital in combating the spread of
harmful online content and its damaging effects. Most existing works evaluate models by …
harmful online content and its damaging effects. Most existing works evaluate models by …
Generation and influence of eccentric ideas on social networks
Studying extreme ideas in routine choices and discussions is of utmost importance to
understand the increasing polarization in society. In this study, we focus on understanding …
understand the increasing polarization in society. In this study, we focus on understanding …
Labelling, shadow bans and community resistance: did meta's strategy to suppress rather than remove COVID misinformation and conspiracy theory on Facebook …
In this paper, we ask how effective Meta's content moderation strategy was on its flagship
platform, Facebook, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyse the performance of 18 …
platform, Facebook, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyse the performance of 18 …
Detect hate speech in unseen domains using multi-task learning: A case study of political public figures
Automatic identification of hateful and abusive content is vital in combating the spread of
harmful online content and its damaging effects. Most existing works evaluate models by …
harmful online content and its damaging effects. Most existing works evaluate models by …
Facilitating Opinion Diversity through Hybrid NLP Approaches
M Van Der Meer - arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.09439, 2024 - arxiv.org
Modern democracies face a critical issue of declining citizen participation in decision-
making. Online discussion forums are an important avenue for enhancing citizen …
making. Online discussion forums are an important avenue for enhancing citizen …
Toxicity in the trans debate: what are the psychological phenomena that turn an issue of mental health and social inclusion into a forum for vitriolically vicious social …
N MacLennan - Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to explore and document some of the phenomena that seem to
have toxified the trans debate. Design/methodology/approach To create a partial …
have toxified the trans debate. Design/methodology/approach To create a partial …
Riding information crises: the performance of far-right Twitter users in Australia during the 2019–2020 bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic
This paper focuses on the performance of the far-right community in the Australian
Twittersphere during two information crises: the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires and the …
Twittersphere during two information crises: the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires and the …
Emergence, Evolution, and Impact of Eccentric Ideas in Society
S Pandey - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Studying eccentric ideas can provide insights into the interplay between individual thought,
social norms, and cultural values. However, there are a number of challenges associated …
social norms, and cultural values. However, there are a number of challenges associated …