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BWL XI: Best Poster Award at WebSci '24Our paper "Community notes increase trust in fact-checking on social media" has won the "Best Poster Award" at ACM WebSci '24.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted in PNAS NexusA 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.
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BWL XI: Two posters accepted at WebSciTwo papers have been accepted for poster presentation at the ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 24).
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BWL XI: New paper accepted at CSCWA 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.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWWA 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.
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BWL XI: Two papers accepted at CSCWTwo 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).
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BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human BehaviourA 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.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted at ICWSMA 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).
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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.
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BWL XI: Text Mining Course in Winter Semester 23/24In 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.
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BWL XI: Paper in EPJ Data ScienceA 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).
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BWL XI: Paper in European Journal of Information SystemsA 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.
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BWL XI: Two papers accepted at CSCWTwo new research papers have been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW).
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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.
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BWL XI: Paper in Communications of the ACMA new article has been accepted for publication in Communications of the ACM. The paper discusses threats emerging from alt-tech social media platforms.
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BWL XI: Research Featured in the Financial TimesOur research studying Russian propaganda on social media during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has been featured in the Financial Times.
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BWL XI: Research Featured in Psychology TodayOur recent PNAS Nexus paper on hate speech and moralized language has been featured in Psychology Today.
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BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWWA 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*).
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BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human BehaviourA 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.
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BWL XI: Paper in PNAS NexusA 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.