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Topic Shifts as a Proxy for Assessing Politicization in Social Media
Marcelo Sartori Locatelli, Pedro Calais, Matheus Prado Miranda +4
Politicization is a social phenomenon studied by political science characterized by the extent to which ideas and facts are given a political tone. A range of topics, such as clima…
"Like Sheep Among Wolves": Characterizing Hateful Users on Twitter
Manoel Horta Ribeiro, Pedro H. Calais, Yuri A. Santos +2
Hateful speech in Online Social Networks (OSNs) is a key challenge for companies and governments, as it impacts users and advertisers, and as several countries have strict legislat…
"Everything I Disagree With is #FakeNews": Correlating Political Polarization and Spread of Misinformation
Manoel Horta Ribeiro, Pedro H. Calais, Virgílio A. F. Almeida +1
An important challenge in the process of tracking and detecting the dissemination of misinformation is to understand the political gap between people that engage with the so called…