[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

P Lorenz-Spreen, L Oswald, S Lewandowsky… - Nature human …, 2023 - nature.com
One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

The COVID‐19 pandemic and the search for structure: Social media and conspiracy theories

BJ Dow, AL Johnson, CS Wang… - Social and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The study outlines a model for how the COVID‐19 pandemic has uniquely exacerbated the
propagation of conspiracy beliefs and subsequent harmful behaviors. The pandemic has led …

The echo chamber effect on social media

M Cinelli, G De Francisci Morales… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Social media may limit the exposure to diverse perspectives and favor the formation of
groups of like-minded users framing and reinforcing a shared narrative, that is, echo …

[HTML][HTML] The COVID-19 social media infodemic

M Cinelli, W Quattrociocchi, A Galeazzi… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We address the diffusion of information about the COVID-19 with a massive data analysis on
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit and Gab. We analyze engagement and interest in the …

Algorithmic inference, political interest, and exposure to news and politics on Facebook

K Thorson, K Cotter, M Medeiros… - … Communication & Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The visibility of news and politics in a Facebook newsfeed depends on the actions of a
diverse set of actors: users, their friends, content publishers such as news organizations …

[HTML][HTML] Self-imposed filter bubbles: Selective attention and exposure in online search

AG Ekström, DC Niehorster, EJ Olsson - Computers in Human Behavior …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is commonly assumed that algorithmic curation of search results creates filter bubbles,
where users' beliefs are continually reinforced and opposing views are suppressed …

[HTML][HTML] Who believes in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania? An analysis of conspiracy theories believers' profiles

R Buturoiu, G Udrea, DA Oprea, N Corbu - Societies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by the circulation of an
unprecedented amount of “polluted” information, especially in the social media environment …

Echo chambers on social media: A comparative analysis

M Cinelli, GDF Morales, A Galeazzi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Recent studies have shown that online users tend to select information adhering to their
system of beliefs, ignore information that does not, and join groups-ie, echo chambers …

A model for the influence of media on the ideology of content in online social networks

HZ Brooks, MA Porter - Physical Review Research, 2020 - APS
Many people rely on online social networks as sources of news and information, and the
spread of media content with ideologies across the political spectrum influences online …

Modelling how social network algorithms can influence opinion polarization

HF de Arruda, FM Cardoso, GF de Arruda… - Information …, 2022 - Elsevier
The study of the dynamics of opinion formation and transmission in social networks has
attracted lots of attention. Here, we propose a model that simulates communication in an …