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Political advertisement on Facebook and Instagram in the run up to 2022 Italian general election
Francesco Pierri
Targeted advertising on online social platforms has become increasingly relevant in the political marketing toolkit. Monitoring political advertising is crucial to ensure accountab…
Propaganda and Misinformation on Facebook and Twitter during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Francesco Pierri, Luca Luceri, Nikhil Jindal +1
Online social media represent an oftentimes unique source of information, and having access to reliable and unbiased content is crucial, especially during crises and contentious ev…
Identifying and Characterizing Behavioral Classes of Radicalization within the QAnon Conspiracy on Twitter
Emily L. Wang, Luca Luceri, Francesco Pierri +1
Social media provide a fertile ground where conspiracy theories and radical ideas can flourish, reach broad audiences, and sometimes lead to hate or violence beyond the online worl…
How does Twitter account moderation work? Dynamics of account creation and suspension on Twitter during major geopolitical events
Francesco Pierri, Luca Luceri, Emily Chen +1
Social media moderation policies are often at the center of public debate, and their implementation and enactment are sometimes surrounded by a veil of mystery. Unsurprisingly, due…
One Year of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter: Longitudinal Study
Francesco Pierri, Matthew R. DeVerna, Kai-Cheng Yang +3
Vaccinations play a critical role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and other diseases. This study explores COVID-19 vaccine misinformation circulating on Twitter during 2021, w…
What are Your Pronouns? Examining Gender Pronoun Usage on Twitter
Julie Jiang, Emily Chen, Luca Luceri +4
Stating your gender pronouns, along with your name, is becoming the new norm of self-introductions at school, at the workplace, and online. The increasing prevalence and awareness…
VaccinEU: COVID-19 vaccine conversations on Twitter in French, German and Italian
Marco Di Giovanni, Francesco Pierri, Christopher Torres-Lugo +1
Despite the increasing limitations for unvaccinated people, in many European countries there is still a non-negligible fraction of individuals who refuse to get vaccinated against…