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most citedTracking the Trackers: Towards Understanding the Mobile Advertising and Tracking Ecosystem

54 citations · 246 across the 31 of their papers we have counts for

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32 papers

cs.CL2026

Measuring the Semantic Structure and Evolution of Conspiracy Theories

Manisha Keim, Sarmad Chandio, Osama Khalid +1

Research on conspiracy theories has largely focused on belief formation, exposure, and diffusion, while paying less attention to how their meanings change over time. This gap persi…

cs.CL2026

Examining the Role of YouTube Production and Consumption Dynamics on the Formation of Extreme Ideologies

Sarmad Chandio, Rishab Nithyanand

The relationship between content production and consumption on algorithm-driven platforms like YouTube plays a critical role in shaping ideological behaviors. While prior work has…

cs.CR2026

On the Suitability of LLM-Driven Agents for Dark Pattern Audits

Chen Sun, Yash Vekaria, Rishab Nithyanand

As LLM-driven agents begin to autonomously navigate the web, their ability to interpret and respond to manipulative interface design becomes critical. A fundamental question that e…

cs.CY2026

Turning Trust to Transactions: Tracking Affiliate Marketing and FTC Compliance in YouTube's Influencer Economy

Chen Sun, Yash Vekaria, Zubair Shafiq +1

YouTube has evolved into a powerful platform where creators monetize their influence through affiliate marketing, raising concerns about transparency and ethics, especially when cr…

cs.NI2025

Mind the IP Gap: Measuring the impact of IPv6 on DNS censorship

Ian Martiny, Hammas Bin Tanveer, Jack Wampler +2

Internet censorship impacts large segments of the Internet, but so far, prior work has focused almost exclusively on performing measurements using IPv4. As the Internet grows, and…

cs.NI2025

ProtoScan: Measuring censorship in IPv6

Jack Wampler, Hammas Bin Tanveer, Rishab Nithyanand +1

Internet censorship continues to impact billions of people worldwide, and measurement of it remains an important focus of research. However, most Internet censorship measurements h…