social media
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Brain power
Why groupthink helps ideas to spread
Recent research highlights how easy it is for groupthink to emerge in large groups and especially on social media.
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Brain power
Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link
Combating social media disinformation regarding vaccines is critical to reversing the growth in vaccine hesitancy around the world.
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Brain power
The infestation of bots and conspiracy theorists on social media pre-election
Research shows the situation hasn't improved since the 2016 US election, despite attempts by social networks to clamp down on…
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Brain power
Is social media the source of most COVID misinformation?
In the context of a crisis like COVID-19, there is good reason to be concerned about the role that the…
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COVID-19 coronavirus
What Twitter can tell us about the health of a community
While Twitter doesn’t provide a representative sample of the population, it can nonetheless reveal useful data.
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Stakeholder and community engagement
Councils often ignore residents on social media. How can digital platforms ensure they have a say in planning?
Digital communications could be a force for greater local democracy in urban planning and development, but many councils use the…
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COVID-19 coronavirus
How to effectively promote citizen engagement through government social media during the COVID-19 crisis
Previous research has found that social media supports knowledge sharing and transfer. But what social media practices most effectively engage…
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Brain power
How Twitter can help track the spread of COVID-19
The data can potentially reveal valuable and unique knowledge in regard to the pandemic, whether on the movement of people,…
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Opinion
The ethical imperative for diverse viewpoints and debate
Methods designed to protect integrity are being corrupted, confirmation bias is endemic, and people are dropping out of debates because…
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In the news
Twitter initiates a second reform in response to the growing criticism of social media
CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that Twitter is funding the development of an open and decentralized standard for social media,…