3 papers
cs.SI2025
'Congratulations, morons': Dynamics of Toxicity and Interaction Polarization in the Covid Vaccination and Ukraine War Twitter Debates
D. S. Axelrod, B. H. Pleasants, J. C. Paolillo
The existence of polarization and echo chambers has been noted in social media discussions of public concern such as the Covid-19 pandemic, foreign election interference, and regio…
cs.SI2025
Structure and Context of Retweet Coordination in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
David Axelrod, John Paolillo
The ability to detect coordinated activity in communication networks is an ongoing challenge. Prior approaches emphasize considering any activity exceeding a specific threshold of…
cs.SI2024
The Persistence of Contrarianism on Twitter: Mapping users' sharing habits for the Ukraine war, COVID-19 vaccination, and the 2022 Midterm Elections
David Axelrod, Sangyeon Kim, John Paolillo
Empirical studies of online disinformation emphasize matters of public concern such as the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign election interference, and the Russo-Ukraine war, largely in s…