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From Dashboard to Data Acquisition

Researchers increasingly require data from social media companies to better understand the information environment, technology product design, & social issues.

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Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework

Sceptics charge that ordinary citizens are not competent enough to sustain democracy. The researchers challenge this assessment in this paper.

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Designing a New Digital Regulator

IDDP hosted two design thinking workshops with recent civil servants where participants took part in two exercises centered on process-based needs statements.

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Ethical Use of Pervasive Data for Research

The IDDP Council for Pervasive Data Ethics - Next Steps for the U.S convened to chart a set of actions to advance ethical practices in computing research.

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The Case for Transparency

This report makes the 'case for transparency' by presenting a series of influential social media research efforts.

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: Content Analysis

Large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence chatbots using generative language can offer smoking cessation information and advice.

Research Square

Explaining Twitter’s inability to reduce vaccine misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Users dissatisfied with exposure to objectionable online content have begun to migrate en masse to new social media platforms.

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The Reputational Penalty: How Fact-Checking Can Penalize Those Who Spread Misinformation

Whether or not political leaders pay a price for spreading misinformation has profound implications for democracy.

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The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook During the U.S. 2020 Election

Social media creates the possibility for rapid, viral spread of content, but how many posts actually reach millions?