Most people today know that their personal data is constantly collected, analyzed and traded. They know their online behavior is tracked by platforms, advertisers, apps, employers and governments. And yet, despite growing awareness of digital surveillance, most people continue using the same digital services every day.

The rise of financial influencers, or “finfluencers”, on social networks like Instagram and their impact on consumer financial decision-making (especially investing) has raised concerns about their qu...

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This study applies a practice theory lens to explore how deepfake technology impacts journalism. Based on an interview study of journalists and media and journa...

Managing the COVID-19 pandemic required governments to act quickly with little input from legislatures, civil society, and citizens. This crisis created a critical opportunity for populists to fuel...

Hostility is an important obstacle to constructive online political discourse. Combating online political hostility often involves mobilizing the behavior of bystanders. Bystanders can react active...

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Social media provide opportunities for political engagement. Yet, previous research has shown that political engagement on social media remains social…

Social media provide opportunities for political engagement. Yet, previous research has shown that political engagement on social media remains social…

Purpose. Start-up companies need to attract the interest of investors to grow and mature. Yet, little is known about the investor relations (IR) of start-ups. This study applies a neo-institutionalist...

The possibility of using deepfake technology to create synthetic media content in journalism requires careful ethical deliberations. Being that journalism is a norm-oriented social institution, the...

The possibility of using deepfake technology to create synthetic media content in journalism requires careful ethical deliberations. Being that journalism is a norm-oriented social institution, the...

Twitch is a popular live-streaming platform primarily used in the context of gaming. Streamers tend to be very sensitive to the content shared in their streams, often eschewing political content. A...

Twitch is a popular live-streaming platform primarily used in the context of gaming. Streamers tend to be very sensitive to the content shared in their streams, often eschewing political content. A...

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Use of Instagram has proliferated over recent years, as have concerns about misinformation. Yet, most misinformation research has focused on Facebook and Twitter. Based on a survey of more than 400...

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Our research explores how people use platforms for news and information about politics, while also remaining sceptical of the information they see there.

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He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

The ways in which privacy is understood, defined, perceived, and enacted are contingent on cultural, social, political, economic, and technological settings. Yet, privacy research is often criticiz...

There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents. The findings do not provide evidence to support ...

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Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.