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Internet Democracy Initiative at Northeastern University
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A platform for positive change in an interconnected world:
The Internet Democracy Initiative studies problems that have widespread information and social media implications
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If you are at #WebSci2025, join our "Beyond APIs: Collecting Web Data for Research using the National Internet Observatory" - a tutorial that addresses the critical challenges of web data collection in the post-API era.

national-internet-observatory.github.io/beyondapi_websci25/
May 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Based on their research, David Lazer and Sandra González-Bailón anticipate that Meta's elimination of penalties for sharing misinformation will cause a flood from some Pages– which are still the most effective means to spread content on Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Immoderate Proposal | TechPolicy.Press
David Lazer and Sandra González-Bailón raise concern that no one outside of Meta will know the true effects of Meta's change in its moderation policy.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New report out from IDI and CHIP50--TikTok in a time of peril: American usage patterns and demographic trends www.chip50.org/reports/tikt... #tiktok #bytedance #tiktokban
TikTok in a time of peril: American usage patterns and demographic trends | The COVID States Project
Report #114
www.chip50.org
January 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM