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The Brazilian Vaccination Debate on YouTube: Topics, Perspectives, and Engagement Dynamics
Matheus S. Azevedo, Geovana S. de Oliveira, Andrea Failla +4
Vaccination debates are central to online public health communication, as COVID-19 intensified disputes over scientific authority, institutional trust, and political identity. Yet…
Structure, Topics, and Diffusion Effects of Bluesky Starter Packs
Andrea Failla, Vander Freitas, Giulio Rossetti +1
User discovery is a central challenge in online social platforms, particularly during onboarding. Bluesky, a decentralized microblogging platform built on the AT Protocol, introduc…
Low-Vocality Engagement Shapes Online Participation
Veronica Mesina, Andrea Failla, Luca Pappalardo +1
Online participation is often measured through visible expression, especially posting, yet many consequential forms of engagement occur through less vocal actions such as liking an…
Network Effects and Agreement Drift in LLM Debates
Erica Cau, Andrea Failla, Giulio Rossetti
Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated an unprecedented ability to simulate human-like social behaviors, making them useful tools for simulating complex social systems. How…
Characterizing User Archetypes and Discussions on Scored.co
Andrea Failla, Salvatore Citraro, Giulio Rossetti +1
In recent years, the proliferation of social platforms has drastically transformed the way individuals interact, organize, and share information. In this scenario, we experience an…
"I'm in the Bluesky Tonight": Insights from a Year Worth of Social Data
Andrea Failla, Giulio Rossetti
Pollution of online social spaces caused by rampaging d/misinformation is a growing societal concern. However, recent decisions to reduce access to social media APIs are causing a…