Also, terrible behaviors have become normalized online, many people get attacked, yet we... seem to be keen to use social media anyway? In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:

Our data show: 🔹 Most people want some level of content moderation—but opinions vary on who should be responsible. 🔹 There’s strong public concern about misinformation, toxicity, and online harm. 🔹 Many users feel platforms aren’t doing enough—but they also worry about overreach.

Thrilled that our report "CONTENT WARNING: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression", launched today, has received a very warm reception by the media! 📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02... More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇

This research wouldn’t have been possible without an incredible team: 🎓 @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social 🎓 @janzilinsky.bsky.social 🎓 @friederikeq.bsky.social 🎓 @franziskapradel.bsky.social Led by the Chair of Digital Governance @tum.de + the Content Moderation Lab (a TUM & @ox.ac.uk collaboration)

Contrary to Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that replacing fact-checkers with "community notes" will enhance free expression, this move does not seem intended to satisfy US users’ supposed craving for a return to Meta’s "free speech roots." The reality is far more nuanced.

In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social , @janzilinsky.bsky.social, @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social and @yannistheocharis.bsky.social find that exposure to uncivil or intolerant posts did not lead to majority support for content moderation by platforms. cambridge.org/core/journal...

When does toxic speech cross the line? Well, it depends.. Read my @apsa.bsky.social summary of @franziskapradel.bsky.social, @janzilinsky.bsky.social, @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social and @yannistheocharis.bsky.social's recent APSR article on this here: politicalsciencenow.com/americans-sh...

📢 I am very excited that our new paper “Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Online News Consumption during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic” is now published! 🎉👍 @yannistheocharis.bsky.social @janzilinsky.bsky.social @franziskapradel.bsky.social (thread 🧵)

Desire for content removal of threats online depends on the target: targeting a billionaire, 21% want it removed, 36% for Christian, 58.2% for LGBTQ person, finds @franziskapradel.bsky.social @janzilinsky.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social @yannistheocharis.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S000...

[New Paper] with @franziskapradel.bsky.social, @janzilinsky.bsky.social & @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social now out in APSR! So happy with this piece which significantly reflects the trajectory of our research agenda at the Chair of Digital Governance! polisky Commsky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New research by me and @franziskapradelbsky.social has been published in the Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy: "Health Consequences of a Death Threat: How Terrorist Attacks Impact Drinking". doi.org/10.1111/asap...

❗Out now 🚀: Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2023 – #AI, #BigData, #SocialMedia, and People on the Move. Edited by B Berendt, M Krzywdzinski, E Kuznetsova | #openaccess More: t.ly/US7GP @hannahruschemeier.bsky.social @franziskapradel.bsky.social @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social

Hugely excited about our workshop on Content Moderation & Free Speech on Social Media starting tomorrow at the TUM @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social and I cant wait to welcome an incredible lineup of researchers and people from the policy and tech arena for 2 days of intense discussions! polisky commsky