Filippo Menczer receives funding from the Knight Foundation, Sloan Foundation, NSF, DoD, and the Swiss National Science Foundation. We have uncovered many examples of coordinated inauthentic behavior.

Researchers have investigated how the behavior of an individual wheat plant under limiting light conditions influences the performance of the whole community. They assessed morphological and biomass ...

A new book by Kyle Chayka titled "Filterworld" examines the profound influence of algorithmic recommendations on user experiences in the constantly changing social media platform landscape. He ...

The phrase “cognitive warfare” doesn’t often appear in news stories, but it’s the crucial concept behind China’s latest efforts to use social media to target its foes. Chinese government and military ...

Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a new study finds. SMIs have revolutionized marketing, shaping consumer behavior, brand ...

The FBI has resumed some of its efforts to share information with some American tech companies about foreign propagandists using their platforms after it ceased contact for more than half a year, ...

The alarm bells have been rung – reading is a dying activity. Young adults are picking up their phones instead of picking up a book. Social media will bring the end of literature. The future is doomed ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

Social bullying is common today, but it doesn’t have to be. You can take a stand when you see it happening and help make the world a kinder place. Share on Pinterest Georgijevic/Getty Images Bullying ...

We've likely all heard some version of this social wisdom: "You become like the five people you spend the most time with." "Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future." "We become like the ...