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Who's Blocking Whom? Candidate Generation and Block Prediction on Bluesky
Cecilia Galbiati, Carlo Bono, Carlo Piccardi +1
Blocking is a widely used tool that helps people manage unwanted interactions on social platforms. We study the problem of predicting block events on Bluesky: whether a given user…
AutoSynthesis: An agentic system for automated meta-analysis
Moein Taherinezhad, Sebastian Maier, Gerardo Vitagliano +2
Evidence synthesis is crucial for turning primary research into reliable knowledge for science, medicine, education, and policy. Yet, quantitative evidence synthesis remains largel…
Gender-based discrepancies in the algorithmic delivery of political ads on social media
Dominik Bär, Francesco Corso, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales +2
Social media has become a key channel for political advertising during election campaigns. However, algorithmic biases in the delivery of these ads may distort the public's exposur…
Effects of Algorithmic Visibility on Conspiracy Communities: Reddit after Epstein's 'Suicide'
Asja Attanasio, Francesco Corso, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales +1
Following the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the subreddit r/conspiracy experienced a significant visibility shock that brought mainstream users into direct contact with established con…
Do Androids Dream of Unseen Puppeteers? Probing for a Conspiracy Tendencies in Large Language Models
Francesco Corso, Francesco Pierri, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales
We investigate whether Large Language Models (LLMs) exhibit conspiratorial tendencies, whether they display socio-demographic biases in this domain, and how easily they can be cond…
Simulating Online Social Media Conversations on Controversial Topics Using AI Agents Calibrated on Real-World Data
Elisa Composta, Nicolo' Fontana, Francesco Corso +1
Online social networks offer a valuable lens to analyze both individual and collective phenomena. Researchers often use simulators to explore controlled scenarios, and the integrat…
Among Us: Language of Conspiracy Theorists on Mainstream Reddit
Francesco Corso, Giuseppe Russo, Francesco Pierri +1
The interaction between fringe subcultures and mainstream online communities poses significant challenges for understanding discourse on social media. In this work, we investigate…
A longitudinal analysis of misinformation, polarization and toxicity on Bluesky after its public launch
Gianluca Nogara, Erfan Samieyan Sahneh, Matthew R. DeVerna +5
Bluesky is a decentralized, Twitter-like social media platform that has rapidly gained popularity. Following an invite-only phase, it officially opened to the public on February 6t…
Evaluating AI capabilities in detecting conspiracy theories on YouTube
Leonardo La Rocca, Francesco Corso, Francesco Pierri
As a leading online platform with a vast global audience, YouTube's extensive reach also makes it susceptible to hosting harmful content, including disinformation and conspiracy th…
Self-moderation in the decentralized era: decoding blocking behavior on Bluesky
Carlo Bono, Nick Liu, Giuseppe Russo +1
Moderation and blocking behavior, both closely related to the mitigation of abuse and misinformation on social platforms, are fundamental mechanisms for maintaining healthy online…
Evaluating open-source Large Language Models for automated fact-checking
Nicolo' Fontana, Francesco Corso, Enrico Zuccolotto +1
The increasing prevalence of online misinformation has heightened the demand for automated fact-checking solutions. Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as potential tools for…
Conspiracy theories and where to find them on TikTok
Francesco Corso, Francesco Pierri, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales
TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity over recent years, especially among younger audiences. However, there are public concerns about the potential of this platform to promote and a…
A Longitudinal Study of Italian and French Reddit Conversations Around the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Francesco Corso, Giuseppe Russo, Francesco Pierri
Global events like wars and pandemics can intensify online discussions, fostering information sharing and connection among individuals. However, the divisive nature of such events…
Misinformation and Polarization around COVID-19 vaccines in France, Germany, and Italy
Gianluca Nogara, Francesco Pierri, Stefano Cresci +2
The kick-off of vaccination campaigns in Europe, starting in late December 2020, has been followed by the online spread of controversies and conspiracies surrounding vaccine validi…
What we can learn from TikTok through its Research API
Francesco Corso, Francesco Pierri, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales
TikTok is a social media platform that has gained immense popularity over the last few years, particularly among younger demographics, due to the viral trends and challenges shared…
Toxic Bias: Perspective API Misreads German as More Toxic
Gianluca Nogara, Francesco Pierri, Stefano Cresci +3
Proprietary public APIs play a crucial and growing role as research tools among social scientists. Among such APIs, Google's machine learning-based Perspective API is extensively u…
Systematic discrepancies in the delivery of political ads on Facebook and Instagram
Dominik Bär, Francesco Pierri, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales +1
Political advertising on social media has become a central element in election campaigns. However, granular information about political advertising on social media was previously u…