Yes: Affirmative consent as a theoretical framework for understanding and imagining social platforms
Affirmative consent is the idea that someone must ask for, and earn, enthusiastic approval
before interacting with someone else. For decades, feminist activists and scholars have …
before interacting with someone else. For decades, feminist activists and scholars have …
Social debunking of misinformation on WhatsApp: the case for strong and in-group ties
In this paper, we argue that WhatsApp can play an important role in correcting
misinformation. We show how specific WhatsApp affordances (flexibility in format and …
misinformation. We show how specific WhatsApp affordances (flexibility in format and …
A hierarchical network-oriented analysis of user participation in misinformation spread on WhatsApp
WhatsApp emerged as a major communication platform in many countries in the recent
years. Despite offering only one-to-one and small group conversations, WhatsApp has been …
years. Despite offering only one-to-one and small group conversations, WhatsApp has been …
Analyzing public opinion and misinformation in a COVID-19 telegram group chat
We analyze a Singapore-based COVID-19 Telegram group with more than 10000
participants. First, we study the group's opinion over time, focusing on five dimensions …
participants. First, we study the group's opinion over time, focusing on five dimensions …
Dissemination, situated fact-checking, and social effects of misinformation among rural Bangladeshi villagers during the COVID-19 pandemic
S Sultana, SR Fussell - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
This paper investigates the dissemination, situated fact-checking processes, and social
effects of COVID-19 related online and offline misinformation in rural Bangladeshi life. A six …
effects of COVID-19 related online and offline misinformation in rural Bangladeshi life. A six …
On the dynamics of political discussions on instagram: A network perspective
Instagram has been increasingly used as a source of information especially among the
youth. As a result, political figures now leverage the platform to spread opinions and political …
youth. As a result, political figures now leverage the platform to spread opinions and political …
On network backbone extraction for modeling online collective behavior
Collective user behavior in social media applications often drives several important online
and offline phenomena linked to the spread of opinions and information. Several studies …
and offline phenomena linked to the spread of opinions and information. Several studies …
El fact-checking como estrategia global para contener la desinformación
I Blanco-Alfonso, MÁ Chaparro Domínguez… - 2021 - … .consejodecomunicacion.gob.ec
Las organizaciones de fact-checking están imponiendo unos sistemas de verificación que
deben ser evaluados para diseñar futuras estrategias de contención de las fake news. El …
deben ser evaluados para diseñar futuras estrategias de contención de las fake news. El …
Can WhatsApp counter misinformation by limiting message forwarding?
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. The closed nature of the app, in
addition to the ease of transferring multimedia and sharing information to large-scale groups …
addition to the ease of transferring multimedia and sharing information to large-scale groups …
A deep dive into COVID-19-related messages on WhatsApp in Pakistan
The spread of COVID-19 and the lockdowns that followed led to an increase in activity on
online social networks. This has resulted in users sharing unfiltered and unreliable …
online social networks. This has resulted in users sharing unfiltered and unreliable …