📢Urgent action item for #CSCW2023 authors📢 If you want to present your accepted paper at the conference, you must complete this (past-due) form immediately: forms.gle/12wWWMxFxLAx7p…!

Very excited to share that yesterday we published the first four papers from the U.S. 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study in Science Magazine & nature yesterday. A brief 🧵👇 with lots of links to great summaries from the papers' lead authors 1/12

📢NYU has a tenure track line in social media & computational social science for a scholar whose research interests align with NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics! Line will be housed in the appropriate dept at NYU NYU Arts & Science apply.interfolio.com/129573 For more info, contact me or Jonathan Nagler

Do you have a Twitter project that was canceled or changed? @transparenttech is conducting a survey to understand how research is impacted by changes to Twitter. To participate, please fill out this survey: shorturl.at/rzL26 #research #socialmedia #twitter

We strongly support and stand behind our fellow academic researchers (Kate Starbird Center for an Informed Public Stanford Internet Observatory & others) who have been the target of these attacks against misinformation research. seattletimes.com/opinion/uw-mis…

We are excited to launch ICWSM-Global Initiative, 2 pg. applications due 11/30 for: Fully funded trip to the conference in 2024 (up to $5K) Mentorship support from a senior academic in the field Details: icwsm.org/2024/index.htm… 1/2

When tackling a tough problem, we often rely on past experiences. Does easily remembering solutions lead us to overestimate our abilities? In my latest paper, retrieval fluency made people feel prepared for crises like shark attacks and plane crashes. 1/7 tinyurl.com/5xsa4t3d

End of an era with @CrowdTangle going away. I'm cautiously optimistic about what the Meta Content Library *can be*, but 100% on with Rebekah Tromble's comment: "We're not there at the moment." Hoping this big promise works out.🤞🏻 wsj.com/tech/meta-to-r… via The Wall Street Journal

The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in computational social science to collaborate with Cody Buntain (Cody Buntain | @cbuntain.bsky.social) on the role of visual media in online political engagement. Apply by May 30: umiacs.umd.edu/about-us/caree…

1/x Never thought I’d share this kind of story. Was at City of New York for a family gathering and on the NYC subway, I was *physically* and *verbally* attacked by a woman who punched my side with her fist and yelled at me, saying ching chong, dumbass, f*ck,

7/x I study the power of digital narratives and networks in social change. I’m sharing this story to raise awareness of the deep-rooted nature of everyday racism and the real, physical consequences of hate and conspiracies targeting minorities.

It breaks my heart that Asian women are *not* safe in my hometown (NYC). These crimes are underreported (making Jiyoun Suk, Ph.D. (jiyoun-suk.bsky.social) all the braver for speaking up) and under-prosecuted, and this needs to change. New York, do better. #StopAAPIhate

Curating and sharing high-quality datasets is the foundation of good empirical science. @ICWSM promotes dataset creation through a dedicated conference track published in the conference's regular proceedings. Submit your dataset paper by Jan 15th! CfP: icwsm.org/2025/submit/in…

Please consider submitting to this initiative. We plan to fund at least a 4-5 students from the Global South to travel to Copenhagen and attend ICWSM If you know anyone who might be interested please forward.

Stay cool, be humble, don't do policy, and remember analytic tradecraft is your superpower -wise counsel from john mclaughlin to intel officers. thecipherbrief.com/column_article…

Excited to share the agenda for the Global Elections and Information Security workshop at WebSci 2025 this year! Keynotes by the excellent Jo(sephine) Lukito of UT-Austin and Dhanaraj Thakur (@[email protected]) of the Center for Democracy and Technology. geis.institute/websci2025/age…

🧵1/ Do polarizing political tweets make us less trustworthy? Not quite. But they do make us trust others less. Our article with Natalia Aruguete Tiago Ventura and Carlos Scartascini shows how social media erodes trust — even when we stay principled. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I am looking for a research assistant/pre-doc! jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249970 Please consider applying and reach out to me (DM/email) if you have any questions. Deadline: June 20 *Only for current US residents with a valid visa. Rutgers does not sponsor a visa for this position*