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📊 CRED-1 May 2026 update:

• 2,673 domains tracked (stable)
• 28 domains rescored across 3 weekly pipeline runs
• New: ACM WebSci 2026 landing page added

Open dataset for domain credibility scoring, powering Trackless Links.

🔗 https://github.com/aloth/cred-1

#OpenData #CredibilityScoring #Misinformation #WebSci2026

GitHub - aloth/cred-1: CRED-1: An Open Multi-Signal Domain Credibility Dataset (2,672 domains)

CRED-1: An Open Multi-Signal Domain Credibility Dataset (2,672 domains) - aloth/cred-1

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Daniel Hernández Apr 15

Our poster paper, "On the Meaning of the Web as an Object of Study" is now on @arxiv_cs and I will present it at #WebSci2026 in Braunschweig!

We argue that the Web has evolved from a focused research object into a universal digital environment, and its very success has fragmented its academic identity. We discuss the "academic tragedy of the commons," the disruptive force of AI, and what it means to study the Web in 2026.

Joint work with Claudio Gutierrez (professor at @dccuchile).

@Stuttgart_IRIS @UniStuttgartAI @Uni_Stuttgart

https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12756

#WebSci #Web #SemanticWeb #AI #OpenAccess

On the Meaning of the Web as an Object of Study

This text advances the hypothesis that the meaning of the Web as an object of study has diluted as a clear research domain. One example of this phenomenon is the identity crisis of the Web Conference and the International Semantic Web Conference. At its root is the Web's evolution from a focused technological object into a universal digital environment, a transition whose very success has fragmented its academic community and obscured its core identity. We chart this trajectory from a well-defined object of study to a fragmented backdrop, identifying key pressures such as the "academic tragedy of the commons" and the disruptive force of AI. We conclude that a fundamental community discussion is needed to define what it means to study the Web now that it has become the universal infrastructure for global digital activity.

arXiv.org

Jannis Strecker-Bischoff Feb 24

🌐 How does the adaptive Web shape society?
With #personalization and #AI increasingly influencing how we learn, communicate, and collaborate, it is time to critically reflect on the broader societal implications of adaptive systems.

We invite submissions on this topic for the ABIS 2026 workshop, which this year has the theme ‘The Impact of the Adaptive Web on Society’.

The workshop will be held at the ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (#WebSci2026):
📍 Braunschweig, Germany
🗓 May 26, 2026
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