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Matt Hindman

@matthindman.bsky.social

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Professor at SMPA GWU Author of *The Internet Trap* and *The Myth of Digital Democracy* political communication | digital platforms | politics of AI Washington, DC

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Matt Hindman @matthindman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

For example, videos on BLM protests focused on news events. But commenters added entirely new associations-- "antifa," "marxist," etc.--the videos never mentioned. There is also a big Trump effect: he becomes the central node in comment networks despite a modest presence in the original coverage.

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Matt Hindman @matthindman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

For example, videos on BLM protests focused on news events. But commenters added entirely new associations--"antifa," "marxist," etc.--the videos never mentioned. There is an enormous Trump effect: Trump becomes the central node in comment networks despite little presence in the original coverage.

Scatterplot of term centrality score for the transcripts network (i.e. the original video) and the comments network. Green terms indicate terms with a higher centrality score in the transcripts network. Red terms indicate terms with a higher centrality score in the comments network.

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