4 papers
Demographic Divides in Political Content Exposure on Facebook
S M Mehedi Zaman, Joao Couto, Kiran Garimella
Despite Facebook's central role in American civic life, a clear, evidence-based understanding of users' long-term information environments has remained elusive, hindering assessmen…
Finding Fake News Websites in the Wild
Leandro Araujo, Joao M. M. Couto, Luiz Felipe Nery +4
The battle against the spread of misinformation on the Internet is a daunting task faced by modern society. Fake news content is primarily distributed through digital platforms, wi…
Examining (Political) Content Consumption on Facebook Through Data Donation
Joao Couto, Kiran Garimella
This paper investigates the usage patterns of Facebook among different demographics in the United States, focusing on the consumption of political information and its variability a…
A Sticker is Worth a Thousand Words: Characterizing the Use of Stickers in WhatsApp Political Groups in Brazil
Philipe Melo, João M. M. Couto, Daniel Kansaon +3
With the increasing use of smartphones, instant messaging platforms turned into important communication tools. According to WhatsApp, more than 100 billion messages are sent each d…