2 papers
cs.SI2026
Industry Influence in High-Profile Social Media Research
Joseph Bak-Coleman, Jevin West, Cailin O'Connor +1
To what extent is social media research independent from industry influence? Leveraging openly available data, we show that half of the research published in top journals has discl…
cs.SI2025
The Risks of Industry Influence in Tech Research
Joseph Bak-Coleman, Cailin O'Connor, Carl Bergstrom +1
Emerging information technologies like social media, search engines, and AI can have a broad impact on public health, political institutions, social dynamics, and the natural world…