Datavoidant: An ai system for addressing political data voids on social media

C Flores-Saviaga, S Feng, S Savage - … of the ACM on human-computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The limited information (data voids) on political topics relevant to underrepresented
communities has facilitated the spread of disinformation. Independent journalists who …

Meaningful context, a red flag, or both? preferences for enhanced misinformation warnings among us twitter users

F Sharevski, A Devine, P Jachim, E Pieroni - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Warning users about misinformation on social media is not a simple usability task. Soft
moderation has to balance between debunking falsehoods and avoiding moderation bias …

From crisis to opportunity: practices and technologies for a more effective post-COVID classroom

J Regnier, E Shafer, E Sobiesk, N Stave… - Education and …, 2024 - Springer
In our post-pandemic world, where the majority of higher education institutions have
transitioned back to in-person classes, this paper argues that we must not return to pre …

[HTML][HTML] Infodemic challenges during COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies to deal with them: a review article

N Aslani, A Behmanesh, F Davoodi… - Archives of Clinical …, 2022 - brieflands.com
Context: The phenomenon of infodemic following the outbreak of COVID-19 has led to
several adverse public health consequences. Infodemic poses challenges at the community …

Youtube and conspiracy theories: a longitudinal audit of information panels

L Godinez, E Mustafaraj - Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
One way that YouTube aims to support its users to make sense of problematic content they
find on its platform is through the inclusion of information panels (IPs) in its search results or …

Global Misinformation & Disinformation Special Issue Introduction

J Lukito - International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This introductory article discusses the current state of scholarship about global
misinformation and disinformation, highlighting key actors that researchers study, common …

Nonlinear effect of sentiments and opinion sharing on vaccination decision in face of an outbreak: A multiplex network approach

V Kumar, S Bhattacharyya - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and sharing of opinions greatly influenced recent COVID vaccinations. There
were many vaccine-related discussions on various social media platforms, including Twitter …

A dangerous infodemic: an examination of the impact social media misinformation has on COVID-19 vaccination status

L Crouse, M Dupuis - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The concept of misinformation is not new, but the digital age has created a new environment
for the rapid spreading of misinformation. The overabundance of information that is available …

Bouncing forward from Covid in higher education

NJ Stave, J Regnier, EH Shafer, EJ Sobiesk… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
This paper is a call to arms to bounce forward in the classroom as we emerge from the
COVID crisis. The predominant return to in-person classes in higher education should not be …

Examining European Press Coverage of the Covid-19 No-Vax Movement: An NLP Framework

D Alonso del Barrio, D Gatica-Perez - Proceedings of the 2nd ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper examines how the European press dealt with the no-vax reactions against the
Covid-19 vaccine and the dis-and misinformation associated with this movement. Using a …