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Likelihood-Based Methods Improve Parameter Estimation in Opinion Dynamics Models
Jacopo Lenti, Corrado Monti, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales
We show that a maximum likelihood approach for parameter estimation in agent-based models (ABMs) of opinion dynamics outperforms the typical simulation-based approach. Simulation-b…
Narratives of War: Ukrainian Memetic Warfare on Twitter
Yelena Mejova, Arthur Capozzi, Corrado Monti +1
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen an intensification in the use of social media by governmental actors in cyber warfare. Wartime communication via memes has been a succ…
Online conspiracy communities are more resilient to deplatforming
Corrado Monti, Matteo Cinelli, Carlo Valensise +2
Online social media foster the creation of active communities around shared narratives. Such communities may turn into incubators for conspiracy theories -- some spreading violent…
The Thin Ideology of Populist Advertising on Facebook during the 2019 EU Elections
Arthur Capozzi, Gianmarco De Francisci Morales, Yelena Mejova +2
Social media has been an important tool in the expansion of the populist message, and it is thought to have contributed to the electoral success of populist parties in the past dec…
Evidence of Demographic rather than Ideological Segregation in News Discussion on Reddit
Corrado Monti, Jacopo D'Ignazi, Michele Starnini +1
We evaluate homophily and heterophily among ideological and demographic groups in a typical opinion formation context: online discussions of current news. We analyze user interacti…