Because of the rise of social networking sites (SNSs), social comparisons take place at an
unprecedented rate and scale. There is a growing concern that these online social …

People spend considerable time on digital media, and are thus often exposed to
expressions of emotion by other people. This exposure can lead their own emotion …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented mitigation efforts that disrupted
the daily lives of millions. Beyond the general health repercussions of the pandemic itself …

Recent accounts from researchers, journalists, as well as federal investigators, reached a
unanimous conclusion: social media are systematically exploited to manipulate and alter …

Early in 2009, Denis and I had coffee outside a little café in Padua, Italy. We were attending
a symposium organized by the European Journal of Communication on the consequences …

Fake news have pervaded the social media landscape during the COVID-19 outbreak. To
further explore what contributed to fake news susceptibility of social media users, the …

Background and aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused social and economic turmoil,
which has led to enormous strain for many families. Past work with pandemic outbreaks …

Social interactions can trigger emotional contagion between individuals resulting in
behavioral synchrony. Emotional contagion can be a very effective and attractive strategy in …

It has recently become possible to study the dynamics of information diffusion in techno-
social systems at scale, due to the emergence of online platforms, such as Twitter, with …

Covert advertisements, or those that utilize the guise and delivery mechanisms of familiar
non-advertising formats, differ from other more direct forms of advertising in several ways …