3 papers
cs.HC2026
Visualizing "We the People": Bridging the Perception Gap through Pluralistic Data Storytelling
Lisa Schirch, Beth Goldberg
Traditional visual data storytelling relies on binary graphics that depict two simplified groups in conflict. This can increase political polarization by oversimplifying intra-grou…
cs.SI2026
The Prosocial Ranking Challenge: Reducing Polarization on Social Media without Sacrificing Engagement
Jonathan Stray, Ian Baker, George Beknazar-Yuzbashev +42
We report the first direct comparisons of multiple alternative social media algorithms on multiple platforms on outcomes of societal interest. We used a browser extension to modify…
cs.CY2024
AI and the Future of Digital Public Squares
Beth Goldberg, Diana Acosta-Navas, Michiel Bakker +24
Two substantial technological advances have reshaped the public square in recent decades: first with the advent of the internet and second with the recent introduction of large lan…