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BWL XI: Paper in Communications of the ACM
A new article has been accepted for publication in Communications of the ACM. The paper discusses threats emerging from alt-tech social media platforms.
BWL XI: Research Featured in the Financial Times
Our research studying Russian propaganda on social media during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has been featured in the Financial Times.
BWL XI: Paper accepted at WWW
A new research paper has been accepted for publication at The Web Conference (WWW). The Web Conference is a flagship conference in data science with a very low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A*).
BWL XI: Paper in Nature Human Behaviour
A new research paper examining the causal impact of negativity on news consumption has been accepted for publication in Nature Human Behaviour (IF: 24.25). The results of the study demonstrate a robust and causal negativity bias in news consumption from a massive dataset from the field.
BWL XI: Paper in PNAS Nexus
A new research paper studying the antecedents of hate speech on social media has been accepted for publication in PNAS Nexus. Based on three large-scale datasets across three domains (politics, news media, and activism), the study demonstrates that moralized language in social media posts fosters the proliferation of hate speech.
BWL XI: Two papers accepted at ICWSM
Two new research papers have been accepted for publication in the proceedings of the International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). The papers analyze user behavior on the alt-right social media platform Parler.
BWL XI: Teaching Award
During this year's WiWi graduation ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs received the award for outstanding teaching achievements.
BWL XI: DFG Funding for Research on Misinformation
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pröllochs has received additional research funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The research grant supports our research on misinformation diffusion on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic for two additional years.
BWL XI: Paper in Journal of Business Research
A new research paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Business Research. The paper uses machine learning to examine the effects of argumentation patterns in customer reviews on helpfulness.
BWL XI: Two papers accepted at The Web Conference (WWW '22)
Two research papers have been accepted for publication in the proceedings of The Web Conference (WWW). The Web Conference is a flagship conference in data science with a very low acceptance rate (CORE Ranking A*).