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Mitigating online COVID misinformation costs: From individual to field interventions
Principal Investigator(s): Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
Funders: Social Science Research Council Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
This project will conduct one of the most systematic tests to date of the welfare effects of altering information environments by decreasing exposure to untrustworthy sources. Researchers will encourage social media users to change the composition of the accounts they follow and measure the effect of this intervention on real-world behavior. This design will provide a building block for future research on the effects of online information exposure on offline behavior.
SaTC: CORE: Medium: Collaborative: BaitBuster 2.0: Keeping Users Away From Clickbait
Principal Investigator(s): Naeemul Hassan
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval Data Privacy and Sociotechnical Cybersecurity Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
Developing novel techniques - through the application of state-of-the-art machine learning - to detect various forms of clickbait, especially video-based clickbait, and study user behavior on social media to design effective warning systems.
SaTC: CORE: Medium: Learning Code(s): Community-Centered Design of Automated Content Moderation
Principal Investigator(s): Katie Shilton
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
This research project aims to improve online community moderation by using machine learning and natural language processing. It focuses on learning from existing community decisions, supporting moderators, and creating adaptable tools. The goal is healthier online spaces and better working conditions for moderators.

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