Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

Ranking algorithms are the information gatekeepers of the Internet era. We develop a stylized model to study the interplay between a ranking algorithm…

Social media are at the center of countless debates on polarization, misinformation, and even the state of democracy in various parts of the world. An…

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Independent fact-checking organisations play a crucial role in combating misinformation. Nevertheless, Meta and X have scaled back their collaboration with fact-checking organisations, leading to fina...

Independent fact-checking organisations play a crucial role in combating misinformation. Nevertheless, Meta and X have scaled back their collaboration with fact-checking organisations, leading to fina...

How does the internet affect young people's mental health? A new paper based on the rollout of broadband internet in Italy comes to some alarming conclusions.

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The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government

Facebook owner to copy community notes scheme pioneered by Elon Musk’s X