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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSM | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). ICWSM is a premier conference in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A). | 16.11.2024 00:00 |
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| BWL XI: Research Featured in The Washington Post | Our research studying community-based fact-checking on X/Twitter has been featured in The Washington Post. | 01.11.2024 20:00 |
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| BWL XI: Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in gesucht | An der Professur für Data Science und Digitalisierung (BWL XI) ist zum nächstmögliche Zeitpunkt eine Stelle als Wiss. MA / Doktorand/in zu besetzen. Nähere Informationen in der Stellenanzeige. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung! | 27.10.2024 12:15 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in EJOR | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR; VHB: A). In our study, we develop, train, and evaluate a tailored, fused large language model to predict startup success. | 05.09.2024 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 24/25 | In winter semester 24/25, we offer the course "Text Mining" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2024. | 05.09.2024 00:15 |
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| BWL XI: Interview mit der FAZ | Gegen Misinformation und Fake News in sozialen Medien sollen Faktenchecks helfen. Aber funktionieren sie? Darüber — und warum Warnhinweise alleine nicht ausreichend sind — haben wir anlässlich unserer neuen Studie mit der Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung gesprochen. | 24.07.2024 19:30 |
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| BWL XI: Best Poster Award at WebSci '24 | Our paper "Community notes increase trust in fact-checking on social media" has won the "Best Poster Award" at ACM WebSci '24. | 24.05.2024 16:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted in PNAS Nexus | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in PNAS Nexus. Based on a preregistered survey experiment, our work demonstrates that context matters in fact-checking on social media and that community notes might be an effective approach to mitigate trust issues with simple misinformation flags. | 14.05.2024 18:30 |
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| BWL XI: Two posters accepted at WebSci | Two papers have been accepted for poster presentation at the ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 24). | 01.04.2024 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: New paper accepted at CSCW | A new research paper with researchers from the University of Luxembourg has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW '24). In this study, we perform a large-scale empirical study to analyze whether the introduction of the Community Notes feature has reduced engagement with misinformation on X/Twitter. | 23.03.2024 01:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWW | A new study has been accepted for publication as a short paper at The Web Conference (WWW). The paper empirically analyzes 156 million "Statements of Reasons" from the DSA Transparency Database to shed light on content moderation decisions of social media platforms in the EU. | 07.03.2024 16:15 |
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| BWL XI: Two papers accepted at CSCW | Two new research papers have been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW '24). CSCW is a premier publication outlet in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A). | 14.01.2024 19:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human Behaviour | A new article has been accepted for publication in Nature Human Behaviour (IF: 29.9). Together with researchers from LMU Munich, Stanford University, Max Planck Institute, Georgetown University, and Georgia Tech, we offer suggestions for how research can help tackle the threats arising from AI-generated disinformation on social media. | 20.11.2023 17:05 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSM | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). ICWSM is a premier conference in data science with a low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A). | 16.11.2023 15:35 |
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| BWL XI: Media Coverage of Our Research (FAZ, SZ, ZDF, Zeit, Stern, Handelsblatt, ...) | Our research on Russian propaganda on social media during the invasion of Ukraine has been covered in various media outlets. | 20.09.2023 18:10 |
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| BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 23/24 | In winter semester 23/24, we offer the course "Text Mining" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is October 2, 2023. | 14.09.2023 01:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in EPJ Data Science | A new research paper studying the spread of Russian propaganda on social media during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has been accepted for publication in EPJ Data Science (IF: 3.6). | 25.08.2023 17:05 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in European Journal of Information Systems | A new research paper has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Information Systems (VHB: A). The paper employs neurophysiological measurements to study the role of affect when users assess online news as real or fake. | 05.06.2023 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: Two papers accepted at CSCW | Two new research papers have been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW). | 10.04.2023 17:40 |
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| BWL XI: Recent Media Coverage (The Atlantic, ARD, FAZ, ...) | Our paper in Nature Human Behaviour studying the effect of negativity on click rates has been featured in various media outlets. | 10.04.2023 17:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Communications of the ACM | A new article has been accepted for publication in Communications of the ACM. The paper discusses threats emerging from alt-tech social media platforms. | 06.03.2023 21:00 |
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| BWL XI: Research Featured in the Financial Times | Our research studying Russian propaganda on social media during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has been featured in the Financial Times. | 13.02.2023 17:30 |
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| BWL XI: Research Featured in Psychology Today | Our recent PNAS Nexus paper on hate speech and moralized language has been featured in Psychology Today. | 13.02.2023 17:25 |
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| BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWW | A new research paper has been accepted for publication at The Web Conference (WWW). The Web Conference is a flagship conference in data science with a very low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A*). | 07.02.2023 18:00 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human Behaviour | A new research paper examining the causal impact of negativity on news consumption has been accepted for publication in Nature Human Behaviour (IF: 24.25). The results of the study demonstrate a robust and causal negativity bias in news consumption from a massive dataset from the field. | 06.01.2023 16:30 |
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| BWL XI: Paper in PNAS Nexus | A new research paper studying the antecedents of hate speech on social media has been accepted for publication in PNAS Nexus. Based on three large-scale datasets across three domains (politics, news media, and activism), the study demonstrates that moralized language in social media posts fosters the proliferation of hate speech. | 29.11.2022 15:15 |
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| BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 22/23 | In winter semester 22/23, we offer the course "Text Mining" for master's students. The number of participants is limited to a maximum number of 24 students. The deadline for applications is October 7, 2022. | 09.09.2022 13:00 |
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| BWL XI: Two papers accepted at ICWSM | Two new research papers have been accepted for publication in the proceedings of the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). The papers analyze user behavior on the alt-right social media platform Parler. | 16.07.2022 13:05 |
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| BWL XI: Lehrpreis | Im Rahmen der diesjährigen WiWi-Absolventenfeier wurde Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs mit dem Lehrpreis in der Kategorie Professor/Professorin ausgezeichnet. | 13.06.2022 11:40 |
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| BWL XI: DFG Funding for Research on Misinformation | Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs has received additional research funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The research grant supports our research on misinformation diffusion on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic for two additional years. | 20.05.2022 13:15 |
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