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cs.SI2023★ 41 cited
The Systemic Impact of Deplatforming on Social Media
Amin Mekacher, Max Falkenberg, Andrea Baronchelli
Deplatforming, or banning malicious accounts from social media, is a key tool for moderating online harms. However, the consequences of deplatforming for the wider social media eco…
cs.SI2013★ 29 cited
#Bigbirds Never Die: Understanding Social Dynamics of Emergent Hashtag
Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin, Brian Keegan +2
We examine the growth, survival, and context of 256 novel hashtags during the 2012 U.S. presidential debates. Our analysis reveals the trajectories of hashtag use fall into two dis…