3 papers
cs.DL2026
Causal evidence of racial and institutional biases in accessing paywalled articles and scientific data
Hazem Ibrahim, Fengyuan Liu, Khalid Mengal +4
Scientific progress depends on researchers' ability to access and build upon the work of others. Yet, much published work remains behind expensive paywalls, and even accessible art…
cs.CY2025
The Political Ideology of Large Language Models: Measurement, Inconsistency, and Persuasive Influence
Nouar Aldahoul, Hazem Ibrahim, Matteo Varvello +4
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a transformational technology, fundamentally changing how people obtain information and interact with the world. As people become increasingly reli…
cs.SI2025
TikTok's recommendations skewed towards Republican content during the 2024 U.S. presidential race
Hazem Ibrahim, HyunSeok Daniel Jang, Nouar Aldahoul +3
TikTok is a major force among social media platforms with over a billion monthly active users worldwide and 170 million in the United States. The platform's status as a key news so…