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StyleGAN as a Utility-Preserving Face De-identification Method
Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Moosavi Khorzooghi, Shirin Nilizadeh
Face de-identification methods have been proposed to preserve users' privacy by obscuring their faces. These methods, however, can degrade the quality of photos, and they usually d…
A Large-Scale Analysis of Phishing Websites Hosted on Free Web Hosting Domains
Sayak Saha Roy, Unique Karanjit, Shirin Nilizadeh
Free Website Building services (FWBs) provide individuals with a cost-effective and convenient way to create a website without requiring advanced technical knowledge or coding skil…
User Engagement and the Toxicity of Tweets
Nazanin Salehabadi, Anne Groggel, Mohit Singhal +2
Twitter is one of the most popular online micro-blogging and social networking platforms. This platform allows individuals to freely express opinions and interact with others regar…
The Power of Social Norms: How Initial Responses to Toxicity Shape Conversations on Twitter
Ana Aleksandric, Mohit Singhal, Anne Groggel +1
Online harassment and abusive language continue to be a growing concern on social media platforms. In this study, we explore the power of group dynamics to shape the toxicity of Tw…
Twitter Users' Behavioral Response to Toxic Replies
Ana Aleksandric, Sayak Saha Roy, Shirin Nilizadeh
Online toxic attacks, such as harassment, trolling, and hate speech have been linked to an increase in offline violence and negative psychological effects on victims. In this paper…
Spanish Facebook Posts as an Indicator of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Texas
Ana Aleksandric, Henry Isaac Anderson, Sarah Melcher +2
Vaccination represents a major public health intervention intended to protect against COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. However, vaccine hesitancy due to misinformation/dis…
SoK: Content Moderation in Social Media, from Guidelines to Enforcement, and Research to Practice
Mohit Singhal, Chen Ling, Pujan Paudel +4
Social media platforms have been establishing content moderation guidelines and employing various moderation policies to counter hate speech and misinformation. The goal of this pa…
Your Tweets Matter: How Social Media Sentiments Associate with COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the US
Ana Aleksandric, Mercy Jesuloluwa Obasanya, Sarah Melcher +2
Objective: The aims of the study were to examine the association between social media sentiments surrounding COVID-19 vaccination and the effects on vaccination rates in the United…