NYU's CSMaPWith Truth Social set to go public, @j_a_tucker spoke to @CNN about the platform's user base and how it fits into the broader social media landscape https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/politics/truth-social-donald-trump
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Politics Prof, NYU; Director @NYUJordanCenter for Adv Study of #Russia; Co-Director @csmap_nyu (http://csmapnyu.org); he/him. #LGM
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Several bills have been introduced to increase data access, most notably the bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act. Read more about about this issue from @j_a_tucker and Nate Persily at @brookingsinst. 5/5
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-to-fix-social-media-start-with-independent-research/
While questioning Shou Chew, Sen. Ted Cruz cited research suggesting TikTok suppresses content critical of China. This is a reminder of why data access is critical. @j_a_tucker recently talked w/ @nytimes on this study:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/tiktok-china.html
How might AI, TikTok, and the liar's dividend affect the 2024 elections?
Zeve Sanderson, Solomon Messing, and @j_a_tucker explain in this new piece for @brookingsinst
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Kevin RothrockA technological initiative Putin created in 2014 says it’s developed a neural network to de-anonymize those pesky Telegram channel admins. Izvestia is already dreaming of using it to hunt down purveyors of “false information.” https://iz.ru/1622822/ivan-chernousov/ii-tut-i-tam-v-rf-sozdali-soft-dlia-opredeleniia-vladeltcev-telegram-kanalov
Incredibly excited to see our paper out in Nature today!
Tl;dr: when you are searching for online to try to determine whether a news story is true, online search makes you *more* likely to believe false news stories are true, not less likely!
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When SCOTUS considers FL/TX content moderation laws next year, it should craft rulings that leave ample room for legislative & regulatory efforts to mandate transparency & data access.
CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren, & @fil
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https://csmapnyu.org/news-views/news/csmap-files-amicus-brief-in-supreme-court-social-media-cases
Just like social media, a key challenge to studying the public's use of AI is the lack of data. AI companies could solve this by making it easier for users to donate their data to research, write Zeve Sanderson & @j_a_tucker in Tech Policy Press.
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Thank you to @bkc's Institute for Rebooting Social Media for hosting @j_a_tucker and Talia Stroud (@Engagingnews) for a discussion on findings from the U.S. 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study.
Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG08n_yLHvw&list=PL68azUN8PTNg1UDaLtRrBxOYXEL4H1Y4L
