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Viral, true tweets spread just as far, wide and deep as viral untrue tweets, according to new research from Cornell University that upends the prevailing assumption that untruths on Twitter move faster.
Nov 10, 2021
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Two algorithms that account for distinctive use of repeated words and word pairs require as few as 50 tweets to accurately distinguish deceptive "troll" messages from those posted by public figures. Sergei Monakhov of Friedrich ...
Aug 12, 2020
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According to a first-of-its-kind study, cities with a higher incidence of a certain kind of racist tweets reported more actual hate crimes related to race, ethnicity, and national origin.
Jun 24, 2019
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Cybercriminals are preying on emotions of fear to spread dangerous viruses and spyware across Twitter, new research has revealed.
Feb 5, 2021
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Rice University researchers have discovered a more efficient way for social media companies to keep misinformation from spreading online using probabilistic filters trained with artificial intelligence.
Dec 10, 2020
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Business
He may be good with rockets and electric cars, but don't turn to Elon Musk for public health predictions.
Nov 6, 2022
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Automotive
If you happen to hear the sound of a bleating goat on the road, it might just be a Tesla.
Aug 17, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Online abuse targeting women, including threats of harm or sexual violence, has proliferated across all social media platforms but QUT researchers have developed a statistical model to help drum it out of the Twittersphere.
Aug 28, 2020
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Computer Sciences
People's attitudes towards vaccines can now be detected from their social media posts by an intelligent AI model, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
Jul 12, 2022
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Did you have trouble with Twitter on Friday? You weren't alone.
Feb 14, 2022
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