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most citedCharacterizing Attention Cascades in WhatsApp Groups

40 citations · 68 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

cs.SI2022★ 12 cited

Characterizing Vaccination Movements on YouTube in the United States and Brazil

Marcelo Sartori Locatelli, Josemar Caetano, Wagner Meira +1

In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, social networks such as Twitter and YouTube stand out as important sources of information. YouTube, as the largest and most engaging online med…

cs.SI2019★ 40 cited

Characterizing Attention Cascades in WhatsApp Groups

Josemar Alves Caetano, Gabriel Magno, Marcos Gonçalves +3

An important political and social phenomena discussed in several countries, like India and Brazil, is the use of WhatsApp to spread false or misleading content. However, little is…

cs.SI2018★ 6 cited

Characterizing the public perception of WhatsApp through the lens of media

Josemar Alves Caetano, Gabriel Magno, Evandro Cunha +3

WhatsApp is, as of 2018, a significant component of the global information and communication infrastructure, especially in developing countries. However, probably due to its strong…

cs.CL2018

Fake news as we feel it: perception and conceptualization of the term "fake news" in the media

Evandro Cunha, Gabriel Magno, Josemar Caetano +2

In this article, we quantitatively analyze how the term "fake news" is being shaped in news media in recent years. We study the perception and the conceptualization of this term in…

cs.SI2018★ 10 cited

Analyzing and characterizing political discussions in WhatsApp public groups

Josemar Alves Caetano, Jaqueline Faria de Oliveira, Helder Seixas Lima +4

We present a thorough characterization of what we believe to be the first significant analysis of the behavior of groups in WhatsApp in the scientific literature. Our characterizat…