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20242026
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6 papers

cs.SI2026

Tied In on TikTok: Tie Strength and Emotional Dynamics in Algorithmic Communities

Charles Bickham, Minh Duc Chu, Arianna Yuan +5

Whether genuine communities can form on algorithmically-driven short-form video platforms like TikTok remains an open question, given that user interactions are often brief, disper…

cs.SI2025

Illusions of Intimacy: How Emotional Dynamics Shape Human-AI Relationships

Minh Duc Chu, Patrick Gerard, Kshitij Pawar +2

AI companion chatbots, such as those offered by Replika and CharacterAI, increasingly function as always-available companions that provide empathy, validation, and support. While t…

cs.CL2025

Reinforcing Stereotypes of Anger: Emotion AI on African American Vernacular English

Rebecca Dorn, Christina Chance, Casandra Rusti +4

Automated emotion detection is widely used in applications ranging from well-being monitoring to high-stakes domains like mental health and hiring. However, models often rely on an…

cs.SI2025

EDTok: A Dataset for Eating Disorder Content on TikTok

Charles Bickham, Bryan Ramirez-Gonzalez, Minh Duc Chu +2

Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased diagnoses linked to heightened exposure to idea…

cs.SI2024

Safe Spaces or Toxic Places? Content Moderation and Social Dynamics of Online Eating Disorder Communities

Kristina Lerman, Minh Duc Chu, Charles Bickham +2

Social media platforms have become critical spaces for discussing mental health concerns, including eating disorders. While these platforms can provide valuable support networks, t…

cs.SI2024

Tracking the 2024 US Presidential Election Chatter on TikTok: A Public Multimodal Dataset

Gabriela Pinto, Charles Bickham, Tanishq Salkar +3

This paper presents the TikTok 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Dataset, a large-scale, resource designed to advance research into political communication and social media dynamics.…