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A field experiment examines patterns of online political discussion participation and the challenges of addressing inequality.

Soziologe Steffen Mau an das Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften in Göttingen berufen. Neuausrichtung des Instituts startet

We’re excited to share the new interactive Reddit exploration tool developed within the SoMe4Dem project! This browser-based application lets you dive into the dynamics of opinion change on Reddit ac...

Für einen Tweet ins Gefängnis? Der britische Umgang mit Hassrede im Netz ist zu einem Prüfstein für die Redefreiheit in Europa geworden. Und könnte dazu führen, dass Themen gemieden werden.

News sharing on digital platforms shapes the digital spaces millions of users navigate. Trace data from these platforms also enables researchers to study online news circulation. In this context, rese...

Harvard University’s lawyers responded on Monday to the Trump Administration’s letter demanding a series of policy changes, saying the demands were unlawful and that Harvard would not comply.

The <a href="https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/03.21.2025%20Columbia%20-%20FINAL.pdf">letter</a> that the University submitted in response to the Trump administration’s demand...

Altmetric has been capturing and integrating Bluesky posts since October 2024. What does the data look like now?

"As researchers we often say 'we need the data'. Today, the data needs us." — Kathy Reid

Musk und Trump führen in den USA gerade einen administrativen Staatsstreich durch. Deutsche Medien berichten größtenteils, als laufe alles wie immer.

The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics

The workshop is a satellite workshop at the Conference on Complex Systems 2024 in Exeter and a joined activity of the HORIZON EUROPE projects SoMe4Dem and TWON. The workshop will explore current metho...

Scientists from the SoMe4Dem project participated at the DMI Summer School 2024 in Amsterdam facilitating a project on the expression of collective identities on X.

Dynamics of Destructive Polarisation in Mainstream and Social Media: The Case of the Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum - Download as a PDF or view online for free

Politikwissenschaftler Alexander Wuttke erforscht, warum manche Menschen Parteien wählen, die der Demokratie schaden wollen.

Man muss die Demonstrationen im Westen als das bezeichnen, was sie sind: offen demokratiefeindlich, antisemitisch – und damit mehr als beunruhigend. Sie dienen auch nicht der palästinensischen Sach...

Kann das neue Netzwerk Bluesky eine Alternative zu X, dem früheren Twitter werden?

Leorech Hayam (Along The Sea) at the memorial for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin held at the site of his assassination seven days earlier; Kikar Rabin ...