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YouTube Recommendations Reinforce Negative Emotions: Auditing Algorithmic Bias with Emotionally-Agentic Sock Puppets
Hussam Habib, Rishab Nithyanand
Personalized recommendation algorithms, like those on YouTube, significantly shape online content consumption. These systems aim to maximize engagement by learning users' preferenc…
Uncovering the Interaction Equation: Quantifying the Effect of User Interactions on Social Media Homepage Recommendations
Hussam Habib, Ryan Stoldt, Raven Maragh-Lloyd +2
Social media platforms depend on algorithms to select, curate, and deliver content personalized for their users. These algorithms leverage users' past interactions and extensive co…
Algorithmic amplification of biases on Google Search
Hussam Habib, Ryan Stoldt, Andrew High +5
The evolution of information-seeking processes, driven by search engines like Google, has transformed the access to information people have. This paper investigates how individuals…
The Morbid Realities of Social Media: An Investigation into the Misinformation Shared by the Deceased Victims of COVID-19
Hussam Habib, Rishab Nithyanand
Social media platforms have had considerable impact on the real world especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Misinformation related to Covid-19 might have caused significant impa…
Making a Radical Misogynist: How online social engagement with the Manosphere influences traits of radicalization
Hussam Habib, Padmini Srinivasan, Rishab Nithyanand
The algorithms and the interactions facilitated by online platforms have been used by radical groups to recruit vulnerable individuals to their cause. This has resulted in the shar…
Are Proactive Interventions for Reddit Communities Feasible?
Hussam Habib, Maaz Bin Musa, Fareed Zaffar +1
Reddit has found its communities playing a prominent role in originating and propagating problematic socio-political discourse. Reddit administrators have generally struggled to pr…
Reddit and the Fourth Estate: Exploring the magnitude and effects of media influence on community level moderation on Reddit
Hussam Habib, Rishab Nithyanand
Most platforms, including Reddit, face a dilemma when applying interventions such as subreddit bans to toxic communities -- do they risk angering their user base by proactively enf…
To Act or React: Investigating Proactive Strategies For Online Community Moderation
Hussam Habib, Maaz Bin Musa, Fareed Zaffar +1
Reddit administrators have generally struggled to prevent or contain such discourse for several reasons including: (1) the inability for a handful of human administrators to track…