Social bots mimic and potentially manipulate humans and their behaviours in social networks. The public sphere might be especially vulnerable to their impacts, which is why …
Information systems such as social media strongly influence public opinion formation. Additionally, communication on the internet is shaped by individuals and organisations with …
The alt-right has been the most important new far-right grouping to appear in decades. Written by researchers from the anti-racist advocacy group HOPE not hate, this book …
Cryptocurrencies represent one of the most attractive markets for financial speculation. As a consequence, they have attracted unprecedented attention on social media. Besides …
Microblogs are increasingly exploited for predicting prices and traded volumes of stocks in financial markets. However, it has been demonstrated that much of the content shared in …
T Fuchs, F Schäfer - Japan forum, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Social media platforms such as Twitter have gained tremendous political importance in recent years. Moreover, being considered as platforms for organizing grass root political …
TA Neyazi - Asian Journal of Communication, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The use of digital propaganda during crises and elections to manipulate public opinion, suppress dissent, and diminish activists' voices has been increasingly witnessed in recent …
M Wischnewski, T Ngo, R Bernemann… - New Media & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article investigates under which conditions users on Twitter engage with or react to social bots. Based on insights from human–computer interaction and motivated reasoning …
B Zhao, W Ren, Y Zhu, H Zhang - Journal of Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, social media become the major contested field for both sides. Social bots are widely involved in the Russia-Ukraine war discussion as …