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Studying Politically Vulnerable Communities Online: Ethical Dilemmas, Questions, and Solutions
Robert Gorwa, Philip N. Howard
This short article introduces the concept of political vulnerability for social media researchers. How are traditional notions of harm challenged by research subjects in politicall…
Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US
Vidya Narayanan, Vlad Barash, John Kelly +3
What kinds of social media users read junk news? We examine the distribution of the most significant sources of junk news in the three months before President Donald Trump first St…
Social Media, News and Political Information during the US Election: Was Polarizing Content Concentrated in Swing States?
Philip N. Howard, Bence Kollanyi, Samantha Bradshaw +1
US voters shared large volumes of polarizing political news and information in the form of links to content from Russian, WikiLeaks and junk news sources. Was this low quality poli…
Junk News on Military Affairs and National Security: Social Media Disinformation Campaigns Against US Military Personnel and Veterans
John D. Gallacher, Vlad Barash, Philip N. Howard +1
Social media provides political news and information for both active duty military personnel and veterans. We analyze the subgroups of Twitter and Facebook users who spend time con…