New doctor! Congratulations to OII DPhil student Dr Linda Li (@lli_donotpanic) who passed her viva yesterday. Her thesis is titled: ‘The role of automated agents in collective actions on social media: individuals, interactions and networks’.
Ever wondered how social bots impact activism? 🤖🌍 Check out our new study https://t.co/gZmPfn1bLR @Nature@SciReports with @lli_donotpanic & @balazsvedres ! We found that bots push neutral or positive users to view @XRebellionUK more negatively See details below! ⬇️
🎓Thinking of applying to a master’s or PhD in the Department of Methodology? Join our Virtual Open Events!
📚MSc Social Research Methods - Friday 15 November 2024, 11.30am-12.30pm
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Just published! 🎉 My latest paper, co-authored with @Orsi_Vasarhelyi and @balazsvedres, reveals the impact of social bots to human behaviour on online climate activism discourse 🤖. Now available in @SciReports from @SpringerNature.
🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/vGG7vvXZst
As voters in #Mexico prepare to go to the polls, @lli_donotpanic, @javierpsandoval, @datacivica, @jorgerure & Itzel Soto examine how media platforms and technologies have played a role in shaping political engagement in the upcoming elections 🇲🇽
https://t.co/IwzB3Fq3T8
New preprint is out!
#Bots / AI activity affects online discourse, sentiment and engagement in online climate change, significantly and presistently.
with @Orsi_Vasarhelyi and @balazsvedres
Social bots sour activist sentiment without eroding engagement: https://t.co/v7DRlFAE7A
I am still looking for two #postdocs working in my new computational inequalities group in the beautiful city of Budapest: https://t.co/jKCP68dAKc Join us at @LearningCCL or pls help to share this call!
In a major collaboration between the British Academy and @AcadSocSciences, a new report sheds light on the tangible impact of UK SHAPE research on the wellbeing of society, culture and the economy, with analysis from @OxfordDemSci & @melindacmills
https://t.co/AWO5UQoqEs