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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…