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Hanaa' TameezSeptember 21, 2022

“You don’t know which side is playing you”: The authors of Meme Wars have some advice for journalists

“The media treating Twitter like an assignment editor is one of the fundamental errors that enabled meme warriors to play everyone.”

Thessalia Merivaki and Mara Suttmann-LeaAugust 31, 2022

Most local election offices still aren’t on social media, new research finds

“Our analysis finds that the vast majority of local election officials don’t even have social media accounts beyond Facebook. And, when they do, it is likely that they are not effectively reaching their audience.”

Homa HosseinmardiAugust 11, 2022

Cable news has a much bigger effect on America’s polarization than social media, study finds

“Compared to online audiences, partisan TV news consumers tend not to stray too far from their narrow sets of preferred news sources.”

Laura Hazard OwenMay 5, 2022

“Think carefully before you quote-tweet”: The Guardian releases new social media guidelines for staff

“We strongly encourage staff to regularly delete historical tweets and other social posts.”

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Sarah Anne GanterApril 27, 2022

How can publishers respond to the power of platforms?

“We may not like them, but they have been absolutely essential in expanding our reach and building our digital business.”

Stephan Lewandowsky and Anastasia KozyrevaApril 7, 2022

Algorithms, lies, and social media

Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.

Andrew Deck and Masha BorakApril 6, 2022

Russian influencers scramble to maintain their followers — and livelihoods

Increasingly isolated, creators are moving to Russian platform alternatives like VK, Yandex Zen, and RuTube.

Hanaa' TameezApril 5, 2022

Use of social media for news doesn’t seem to increase false political beliefs among Mexicans, one study finds

“Our finding is that there’s no relationship.”

Sophie BushwickMarch 9, 2022

Russia is having less success at spreading social media disinformation (for now)

But that could change if people tire of defending against an onslaught of misinformation.

Here are two new tools to help track Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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