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PRISM: LLM-Guided Semantic Clustering for High-Precision Topics
Connor Douglas, Utkucan Balci, Joseph Aylett-Bullock
In this paper, we propose Precision-Informed Semantic Modeling (PRISM), a structured topic modeling framework combining the benefits of rich representations captured by LLMs with t…
Exploring Left-Wing Extremism on the Decentralized Web: An Analysis of Lemmygrad.ml
Utkucan Balci, Michael Sirivianos, Jeremy Blackburn
This study investigates the presence of left-wing extremism on the Lemmygrad.ml instance of the decentralized social media platform Lemmy, from its launch in 2019 up to a month aft…
A Data-Driven Analysis of the Sovereign Citizens Movement on Telegram
Satrio Yudhoatmojo, Utkucan Balci, Jeremy Blackburn
Online communities of known extremist groups like the alt-right and QAnon have been well explored in past work. However, we find that an extremist group called Sovereign Citizens i…
Podcast Outcasts: Understanding Rumble's Podcast Dynamics
Utkucan Balci, Jay Patel, Berkan Balci +1
Podcasting on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform, attracts controversial figures known for spreading divisive and often misleading content, which sharply contrasts with…
Roll in the Tanks! Measuring Left-wing Extremism on Reddit at Scale
Utkucan Balcı, Michael Sirivianos, Jeremy Blackburn
Social media's role in the spread and evolution of extremism is a focus of intense study. Online extremists have been involved in the dissemination of online hate, mis- and disinfo…
Beyond Fish and Bicycles: Exploring the Varieties of Online Women's Ideological Spaces
Utkucan Balci, Chen Ling, Emiliano De Cristofaro +3
The Internet has been instrumental in connecting under-represented and vulnerable groups of people. Platforms built to foster social interaction and engagement have enabled histori…
A First Look at Zoombombing
Chen Ling, Utkucan Balcı, Jeremy Blackburn +1
Online meeting tools like Zoom and Google Meet have become central to our professional, educational, and personal lives. This has opened up new opportunities for large scale harass…