fil.bsky.social
Researcher on social media misinformation and manipulation, director of the Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe.iu.edu, pronounced “awesome”) at Indiana University
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Of course, research on both vaccines and misinformation is now being killed as well.
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All is done by my wonderful co-authors and advisors here! @filipisilva.bsky.social, @baottruong.bsky.social, Sangyeon Kim, Fan Huang, Nick Liu, Alessandro Flammini, @fil.bsky.social, @osome.iu.edu
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As Bluesky continues to mature, influential accounts are emerging, posing familiar risks of misinformation, abuse and toxicity on platform. Understanding these dynamics can help inform effective governance and moderation strategies moving forward. Toxic posts: >.5 score from OpenAI moderation endp.
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Our analysis reveals that Bluesky rapidly developed a dense, highly clustered network structure. This "friend-of-a-friend" connectivity, characterized by strong hubs, enables swift and viral information diffusion, similar to established platforms such as Twitter/X and Weibo.
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Despite initial bursts and declines in total and average activity, Bluesky achieved a stable level of daily engagement, with around 15% active users after the US Elections, matching inactivity rates on X/Twitter (~85% lurkers).
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Bluesky's growth was driven by key events: the public access launch, Brazil's ban on X, X's block policy change, and the US elections. Each event triggered significant user migrations and formed distinct communities.
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with @matthewdeverna.com @frapierri.bsky.social @yyahn.bsky.social @santof.bsky.social & Alessandro Flammini
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🔗 Details: cy-soc.github.io/2025/
Join us at the 6th International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats at #ICWSM.
#CallForPapers #GenAI #OnlineSafety #CyberSocialThreats #OnlineToxicity #Cyberbullying #OnlineExtremism #AIandSociety
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It is real: cy-soc.github.io/2025/
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HUGE thank you to the incredible @osome.iu.edu community that have made research so much fun while at IU.
It is also worth noting that @fil.bsky.social is a legend and I literally would not be here without him.🙏❤️
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(This move was temporarily blocked by a judge. In the meanwhile, thousands of scientists are being fired at science agencies like NIH, NSF and CDC, making it impossible to select and distribute new grants. Science and health are under attack by the Trump/Musk administration.)