Purpose This paper aims to examine the trends in research studies in the past decade which
address the use and analysis of propaganda in social media using natural language …

Content moderation on social media is at the center of public and academic debate. In this
study, we advance our understanding on which type of election-related content gets …

Digital Futures for Learning offers a methodological and pedagogical way forward for
researchers and educators who want to work imaginatively with" what's next" in higher …

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory study on the continuously generating Big
Data on Twitter related to the sharing of information, news, views, opinions, ideas …

Abstract Information and communication technologies hold immense potential to enhance
our lives and societal well-being. However, digital spaces have also emerged as a fertile …

The contexts of social and political polarization are generating new forms of communication
that affect the digital public sphere. In these environments, different social and political …

This study explores how emerging media platforms (ie, social media and messaging apps)
contribute to affective political polarization. We rely on cross-national data (USA and Japan) …

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a massive amount of misinformation
both related to the condition, and a range of linked social and economic issues. We present …

The popular encrypted messaging and chat app WhatsApp played a key role in the election
of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. The present study builds on this knowledge …

The rise of misinformation often circulated in various social media platforms has not only
raised concerns among the policymakers and civil society groups, but also among citizens …