2 papers
cs.SI2022
Crowding out the truth? A simple model of misinformation, polarization and meaningful social interactions
Fabrizio Germano, Vicenç Gómez, Francesco Sobbrio
This paper provides a simple theoretical framework to evaluate the effect of key parameters of ranking algorithms, namely popularity and personalization parameters, on measures of…
cs.SI2018
Opinion Dynamics via Search Engines (and other Algorithmic Gatekeepers)
Fabrizio Germano, Francesco Sobbrio
Ranking algorithms are the information gatekeepers of the Internet era. We develop a stylized model to study the effects of ranking algorithms on opinion dynamics. We consider a se…