WhatsApp provides a fertile ground for the large-scale dissemination of information,
particularly in countries like Brazil and India. Given its increasing popularity and use for …

Social media studies often collect data retrospectively to analyze public opinion. Social
media data may decay over time and such decay may prevent the collection of the complete …

Malicious Twitter bots are detrimental to public discourse on social media. Past studies have
looked at spammers, fake followers, and astroturfing bots, but retweet bots, which artificially …

Social media posts may go viral and reach large numbers of people within a short period of
time. Such posts may threaten the public dialogue if they contain misleading content, making …

In light of the growing impact of disinformation on social, economic, and political landscapes,
accurate and efficient identification methods are increasingly critical. This paper introduces …

In March 2021, Turkey withdrew from The Istanbul Convention, a human-rights treaty that
addresses violence against women, citing issues with the convention's implicit recognition of …

Many governments impose traditional censorship methods on social media platforms.
Instead of removing it completely, many social media companies, including Twitter, only …

The internet has brought both benefits and risks for academia. Predatory publishing and
conferences are well‐known, and less common academic cybercrime has also been …

Twitter bots amplify target content in a coordinated manner to make them appear popular,
which is an astroturfing attack. Such attacks promote certain keywords to push them to …

YouTube introduced the Shorts video format in 2021, allowing users to upload short videos
that are prominently displayed on its website and app. Despite having such a large visual …