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On the fly: How Japanese social media “watchers” improvise to counter problematic information

Mimizuka, K., Rodarte, A. K., & Arif, A.

New Media & Society

On the fly: How Japanese social media “watchers” improvise to counter problematic information

Making academia suck less: Supporting early career researchers studying harmful content online through a feminist ethics of care

Brown, M. A., Lukito, J., Pruden, M. L., & Riedl, M. J.

New Media & Society

Making academia suck less: Supporting early career researchers studying harmful content online through a feminist ethics of care
Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election

Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election

Rodarte, A. K., & Lukito, J.

Political Communication

Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election
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Covert Campaigns: Safeguarding Encrypted Messaging Platforms from Voter Manipulation

Olaizola Rosenblat, M., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C.

NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights

Covert Campaigns: Safeguarding Encrypted Messaging Platforms from Voter Manipulation
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Lodging complaints against platform power: how Lebanese journalists and activists experience reporting mechanisms, platform failures, and techno-alienation

El-Masri, A., Riedl, M. J., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C.

Information, Communication & Society, 1–18

Lodging complaints against platform power: how Lebanese journalists and activists experience reporting mechanisms, platform failures, and techno-alienation
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Global Misinformation & Disinformation Special Issue Introduction

Lukito, J.

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Global Misinformation & Disinformation Special Issue Introduction

Genocide, surveillance, and babies: “embodied propaganda” and the anti-abortion to conspiracy pipeline

Martin, Z., Trauthig, I. K., Woolley, S. C.

Feminist Media Studies

Genocide, surveillance, and babies: “embodied propaganda” and the anti-abortion to conspiracy pipeline

Infrastructural platform violence: How women and queer journalists and activists in Lebanon experience abuse on WhatsApp

Riedl, M. J., El-Masri, A., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C.

New Media & Society

Infrastructural platform violence: How women and queer journalists and activists in Lebanon experience abuse on WhatsApp
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Embodied Political Influencers: How U.S. Anti-Abortion Actors Co-Opt Narratives of Marginalization

Martin, Z., Beacken, G. D., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C.

Social Media + Society

Embodied Political Influencers: How U.S. Anti-Abortion Actors Co-Opt Narratives of Marginalization
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The State of Digital Media Data Research, 2023

Lukito, J., Brown, M. A., Dahlke, R., Suk, J., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Chen, B., Kim, S. J., and Soorholtz, K.

Media & Democracy Data Cooperative

The State of Digital Media Data Research, 2023
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Scholarly Solidarity: Building an Inclusive Field for Junior and Minority Researchers

Lukito, J.

Political Communication

Scholarly Solidarity: Building an Inclusive Field for Junior and Minority Researchers
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‘I get suppressed:’ pro- and anti-abortion activists’ folk theories of platform governance and shadowbanning

Riedl, M. J., Martin, Z. C., Woolley, S. C.

Information, Communication & Society

‘I get suppressed:’ pro- and anti-abortion activists’ folk theories of platform governance and shadowbanning
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Promises and Perils of Automated Journalism: Algorithms, Experimentation, and “Teachers of Machines” in China and the United States

Jia, C., Riedl, M. J., & Woolley, S.

Journalism Studies

Promises and Perils of Automated Journalism: Algorithms, Experimentation, and “Teachers of Machines” in China and the United States
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Connective action in Myanmar: a mixed-method analysis of Spring Revolution

Lukito, J., Lee, T., Martin, Z., Glover, K., Hu, A. & Cui, Z.

Information, Communication & Society

Connective action in Myanmar: a mixed-method analysis of Spring Revolution
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How pro- and anti-abortion activists use encrypted messaging apps in post-Roe America

Martin, Z. C., Riedl, M. J. & Woolley, S. C.

Big Data & Society

How pro- and anti-abortion activists use encrypted messaging apps in post-Roe America

Feminist Queen or Conspiracy Theorist? Female Spreaders of Women’s Health Disinformation

Martin, Z. C., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C.

AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research

Feminist Queen or Conspiracy Theorist? Female Spreaders of Women’s Health Disinformation
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Digital Disinformation, Electoral Interference, and Systemic Distrust

Lukito, J.

Routledge Handbook of Disinformation and National Security

Digital Disinformation, Electoral Interference, and Systemic Distrust
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The political use of encrypted messaging applications: Evidence from southeast Asia and its implications for the global public sphere

Martin, Z., Trauthig, I., Glover, K. & Woolley, S.

First Monday

The political use of encrypted messaging applications: Evidence from southeast Asia and its implications for the global public sphere

“On WhatsApp I say what I want”: Messaging apps, diaspora communities, and networked counterpublics in the United States

Trauthig, I. & Woolley, S.

New Media & Society

“On WhatsApp I say what I want”: Messaging apps, diaspora communities, and networked counterpublics in the United States
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Comparing the #StopTheSteal Movement across Multiple Platforms: Differentiating Discourse on Facebook, Twitter, and Parler

Chen, B., Lukito, J., & Koo, G. H.

Social Media + Society, 9(3)

Comparing the #StopTheSteal Movement across Multiple Platforms: Differentiating Discourse on Facebook, Twitter, and Parler
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The role of geolocation data in U.S. political campaigning: How digital political strategists perceive it

Riedl, M. J., Tsyrenzhapova, D., Collier, J. R., Gursky, J., Joseff, K., & Woolley, S.

Convergence

The role of geolocation data in U.S. political campaigning: How digital political strategists perceive it
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What Makes an Influence Operation Malign?

Yadav, K., Riedl, M. J., Wanless, A., & Woolley, S.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

What Makes an Influence Operation Malign?
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Messaging Apps: A Rising Tool for Informational Autocrats

Trauthig, I. K., Martin, Z. C., & Woolley, S. C.

Political Research Quarterly

Messaging Apps: A Rising Tool for Informational Autocrats
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Bot-to-bot Communication: Relationships, Infrastructure, and Identity

Xiao, J. & Woolley, S.

The SAGE Handbook of Human–Machine Communication

Bot-to-bot Communication: Relationships, Infrastructure, and Identity
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Political Influencers on Social Media: An Introduction

Riedl, M. J., Lukito, J., & Woolley, S. C.

Social Media + Society, 9(2)

Political Influencers on Social Media: An Introduction
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Representing “The People”: What Can Social Media Images Reveal About Populist Propaganda in Brazil?

Rodarte, A. K., Hyunsik Kim, T., & Lukito, J.

Social Media + Society

Representing “The People”: What Can Social Media Images Reveal About Populist Propaganda in Brazil?

Chat Apps, Mass Mobilization, and Authoritarian Control: Assessing Evidence from Egypt, Iran, and Morocco

Trauthig, I. K.

Digital Technologies in Emerging Countries

Chat Apps, Mass Mobilization, and Authoritarian Control: Assessing Evidence from Egypt, Iran, and Morocco
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Addressing Hateful and Misleading Content in the Metaverse

Trauthig, I. & Woolley, S.

Journal of Online Trust & Safety

Addressing Hateful and Misleading Content in the Metaverse
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Critical computation: mixed-methods approaches to big language data analysis

Lukito, J. & Pruden, M. L.

Review of Communication

Critical computation: mixed-methods approaches to big language data analysis
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“No Reason[.] [I]t /Should/ Happen here”: Analyzing Flynn’s Retroactive Doublespeak During a QAnon Event

Lukito, J., Gursky, J., Foley, J., Yang, Y., Joseff, K. & Borah, P.

Political Communication

“No Reason[.] [I]t /Should/ Happen here”: Analyzing Flynn’s Retroactive Doublespeak During a QAnon Event