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The Gray Area: Characterizing Moderator Disagreement on Reddit
Shayan Alipour, Shruti Phadke, Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi +3
Volunteer moderators play a crucial role in sustaining online dialogue, but they often disagree about what should or should not be allowed. In this paper, we study the complexity o…
When Attention Becomes Exposure in Generative Search
Shayan Alipour, Mehdi Kargar, Morteza Zihayat
Generative search engines are reshaping information access by replacing traditional ranked lists with synthesized answers and references. In parallel, with the growth of Web3 platf…
Robustness and Confounders in the Demographic Alignment of LLMs with Human Perceptions of Offensiveness
Shayan Alipour, Indira Sen, Mattia Samory +1
Large language models (LLMs) are known to exhibit demographic biases, yet few studies systematically evaluate these biases across multiple datasets or account for confounding facto…
Cross-Platform Social Dynamics: An Analysis of ChatGPT and COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations
Shayan Alipour, Alessandro Galeazzi, Emanuele Sangiorgio +4
The role of social media in information dissemination and agenda-setting has significantly expanded in recent years. By offering real-time interactions, online platforms have becom…
The Drivers of Global News Spreading Patterns
Shayan Alipour, Niccolò Di Marco, Michele Avalle +3
The web radically changed the dissemination of information and the global spread of news. In this study, we aim to reconstruct the connectivity patterns within nations shaping news…
Users volatility on Reddit and Voat
Niccolò Di Marco, Matteo Cinelli, Shayan Alipour +1
Social media platforms are like giant arenas where users can rely on different content and express their opinions through likes, comments, and shares. However, do users welcome dif…