The problem of living inside echo chambers
Do social media feeds limit people’s ability of being exposed to a wider variety of…
Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the…
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? [Top 100 journal articles of 2018]
The value and impact of social media is an important topic in the research community.…
Critical Eye: The damage of “science by media release”
The publication of a media release about a scientific study when the study itself is…
Does social media harm the academic performance of students?
To try and arrive at a definitive answer, researchers have conducted a meta-analysis of nearly…
Social Media Use and Perceived Social Isolation Among Young Adults in the U.S.
Is the recent rise in social media use associated with alleviated perceived social isolation, or,…
Mapping the conspiracy theory networks of mass shooting events
When a recent study mapped mass shooting conspiracy talk, it found an emerging alternative online…
Editorial: Do lobby groups and political parties stage fake front group campaigns?
A newspaper article has accused an anti-Safe Schools advocate of staging a fake front group…
Is the use of social network sites in the workplace really a negative?
A recent paper asks if the negative assumptions about social network site use at work…
How cyber troops are influencing what you think and know
A new working paper from the University of Oxford finds that "cyber troops" are a…