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Characterizing Political Campaigning with Lexical Mutants on Indian Social Media
Shruti Phadke, Tanushree Mitra
Increasingly online platforms are becoming popular arenas of political amplification in India. With known instances of pre-organized coordinated operations, researchers are questio…
Characterizing Social Imaginaries and Self-Disclosures of Dissonance in Online Conspiracy Discussion Communities
Shruti Phadke, Mattia Samory, Tanushree Mitra
Online discussion platforms offer a forum to strengthen and propagate belief in misinformed conspiracy theories. Yet, they also offer avenues for conspiracy theorists to express th…
Educators, Solicitors, Flamers, Motivators, Sympathizers: Characterizing Roles in Online Extremist Movements
Shruti Phadke, Tanushree Mitra
Social media provides the means by which extremist social movements, such as white supremacy and anti LGBTQ, thrive online. Yet, we know little about the roles played by the partic…
What Makes People Join Conspiracy Communities?: Role of Social Factors in Conspiracy Engagement
Shruti Phadke, Mattia Samory, Tanushree Mitra
Widespread conspiracy theories, like those motivating anti-vaccination attitudes or climate change denial, propel collective action and bear society-wide consequences. Yet, empiric…