10 papers
Platform Sorting Drives Ideological Fragmentation in the Social Media Ecosystem
Edoardo Di Martino, Alessandro Galeazzi, Matteo Cinelli +2
Ideological asymmetries in online political communication are often studied as localized phenomena emerging within communities. Here, we show that fragmentation instead operates at…
Easy-access online social media metrics are associated with misinformation sharing activity
Júlia Számely, Alessandro Galeazzi, Júlia Koltai +1
Misinformation poses a significant challenge studied extensively by researchers, yet acquiring data to identify primary sharers is time-consuming and challenging. To address this,…
Ideology and polarization set the agenda on social media
Edoardo Loru, Alessandro Galeazzi, Anita Bonetti +6
The abundance of information on social media has reshaped public discussions, shifting attention to the mechanisms that drive online discourse. This study analyzes large-scale Twit…
Disc-Cover Complexity Trends in Music Illustrations from Sinatra to Swift
Nicolas Fracaro, Stefano Cecconello, Mauro Conti +2
The study of art evolution has provided valuable insights into societal change, often revealing long-term patterns of simplification and transformation. Album covers represent a di…
Revealing The Secret Power: How Algorithms Can Influence Content Visibility on Twitter/X
Alessandro Galeazzi, Pujan Paudel, Mauro Conti +2
In recent years, the opaque design and the limited public understanding of social networks' recommendation algorithms have raised concerns about potential manipulation of informati…
Involvement drives complexity of language in online debates
Eleonora Amadori, Daniele Cirulli, Edoardo Di Martino +7
Language is a fundamental aspect of human societies, continuously evolving in response to various stimuli, including societal changes and intercultural interactions. Technological…