2 papers
cs.SI2026
Challenging Partisan Expectations Reduces Political Polarization
Do Won Kim, Ozgur Can Seckin, Saumya Bhadani +3
Political conversations are often proposed as a remedy for political polarization, yet their effectiveness remains inconsistent. We argue that this inconsistency partly reflects a…
cs.HC2026
Understanding the Gap Between Stated and Revealed Preferences in News Curation: A Study of Young Adult Social Media Users
Do Won Kim, Cody Buntain, Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
Social media feed algorithms infer user preferences from their past behaviors. Yet what drives engagement often diverges from what users value. We examine this gap between stated p…