Rising political polarization is, in part, attributed to the fragmentation of news media and the
spread of misinformation on social media. Previous reviews have yet to assess the full …

It has been the historic responsibility of the social sciences to investigate human societies.
Fulfilling this responsibility requires social theories, measurement models and social data …

TikTok is a video-sharing social networking service, whose popularity is increasing rapidly. It
was the world's second-most downloaded app in 2019. Although the platform is known for …

Political astroturfing, a centrally coordinated disinformation campaign in which participants
pretend to be ordinary citizens acting independently, has the potential to influence electoral …

The present study argues that political communication on social media is mediated by a
platform's digital architecture—the technical protocols that enable, constrain, and shape user …

While survey research has been at the heart of social science for decades and social
scientific research with digital trace data has been growing rapidly in the last few years, until …

TikTok, already widely used before the pandemic, boomed during the quarantine that locked
down large parts of the world, reaching 2 billion downloads and 800 million monthly active …

The key points of the transformations that social media have generated in the field of political
information are identified. Social media consolidation is bringing with it a new, more hybrid …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused an unprecedented public health
crisis worldwide. Its intense politicization constantly made headlines, especially regarding …

Social media platforms host discussions about a wide variety of topics that arise everyday.
Making sense of all the content and organising it into categories is an arduous task. A …