Social Media and Society

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The Social Media & Society research area focuses on the impacts of social media on social, political, and personal life. Our current signature projects are:

  • Social Media as a Tool of Ukrainian Resistance against Russia’s War: How pro-Ukrainian actors worldwide participate in national defense through social media platforms.
  • Generative, Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) Chatbots as Agents against Disinformation: How the rise of GPT-based chatbots like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard can help fight disinformation’s spread on social media platforms.

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