Just published: our new paper in Scientific Reports 📄 “Coordinated Link Sharing on Facebook” doi.org/10.1038/s415... We introduce a statistically grounded, human-interpretable method to detect coordination on social media.

The primary donor to #openscience seems very supportive of massive cuts to scientific funding that jeopardize research. I don’t think it’s edgy at this point to say that reform is being weaponized and the community needs to stand up against it.

Please read and share this excellent FAQ on University indirect costs by my friend @broniatowski.bsky.social He explains why these funds are essential and a critical investment for research in the United States. www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...

Our new publication asking whether ChatGPT chatbots can reliably give advice to help people quit smoking? We examined chatbots including WHO's Sarah in providing assistance on quitting smoking. @who.int @broniatowski.bsky.social

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 Ever wondered if AI chatbots actually follow public health guidelines when giving smoking cessation advice? 🤖🚭 Our latest study in J Med Internet Res evaluates ChatGPT-based chatbots on this! 🧵👇 📜 Paper: www.jmir.org/2025/1/e66896

🧵 New preprint alert with @mdredze.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.... "Explaining Twitter's Inability to Reduce Vaccine Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic" finds that Twitter’s moderation efforts failed and explains why. Spoiler:

Our article, "The Role of Mental Representation in Sharing Misinformation Online", is Editor’s Choice in @apajournals.bsky.social #JEPApplied! Read our research here: doi.org/10.1037/xap0...

In a new publication, @samlai.bsky.social, @benimmo.bsky.social, Derek Ruths and @lageneralista.ca lay out four key questions that underpin successful measurement of changes caused by GenAI:

These foundational questions are designed to inspire future research and were developed through an in-person workshop with both investigators and researchers. We are grateful for the contributions of @aa.disinfo.eu, @sbradshaw.bsky.social, @broniatowski.bsky.social, @graphika.com (cont.)

Out now - National Academies consensus report on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science 🧪 It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/ www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...

A new report from the National Academies offers a thorough examination of what we know and don’t know about misinformation about science. Read more here: nap.nationalacademies.org/27894

A new study in Science Advances found that efforts to counter vaccine misinformation on Facebook were undermined by the structure of the platform itself. Unfortunately, Meta is shutting down the tool that makes important insights like this possible. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Empathic social media posts are those that foreground how they make the reader feel, regardless of how they make the person posting feel. We need more empathic social media posts.

Americans are generally horrible at understanding the size of marginalized communities. Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane. We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world. 1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.

JOB ALERT: open rank search at Northeastern University in technology and democracy. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook took the unprecedented step of removing anti-vaccine misinformation and accounts promoting this misinformation. This policy was controversial. But did it work? www.science.org/doi/full/10.... Here's what we found:

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