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Echoes in the Algorithm: Analyzing the Fidelity of User Preferences Against Realized Platform Reach
Emelia Hughes, Tim Weninger
What does popular content look like when platforms withhold the usual cues? On TikTok, users still form impressions about which videos are taking off even when likes and view count…
Ephemeral Feeds and Enduring Rituals: RushTok and the Formation of Event-Based Algorithmic Communities
Emelia Hughes, Tim Weninger
Each August, TikTok's For You page turns the University of Alabama's sorority recruitment into RushTok. We examine RushTok as an event-based algorithmic community: a collective ass…
Echo Chambers and Information Brokers on Truth Social: A Study of Network Dynamics and Political Discourse
Emelia May Hughes, Tim Weninger
This study examines the structural dynamics of Truth Social, a politically aligned social media platform, during two major political events: the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of…
Viblio: Introducing Credibility Signals and Citations to Video-Sharing Platforms
Emelia Hughes, Renee Wang, Prerna Juneja +3
As more users turn to video-sharing platforms like YouTube as an information source, they may consume misinformation despite their best efforts. In this work, we investigate ways t…