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Annenberg Faculty and Alumni Lead Efforts To Understand How Facebook and Instagram Impact Democratic Processes
With unprecedented data access from Meta, five Annenberg faculty and alumni are on a years-long quest to understand how Facebook and Instagram impact voters.
Alum Yoel Roth (Ph.D. ‘16) to Study Trust and Technology as Knight Visiting Scholar
During the 2023-24 academic year, the former head of Trust and Safety at Twitter will return to Annenberg as a visiting scholar with the Center for Media at Risk.
Desmond Patton and the Science of Being Human
Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.
First Findings from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study Released
Unprecedented research by Prof. Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues reveals the influence of Facebook's algorithms on political news exposure.
What Is Deepfake Porn and Why Is It Thriving in the Age of AI?
With rapid advances in AI, the public is increasingly aware that what you see on your screen may not be...
What Makes News Get Shared Widely? The Answer Is in Your Head.
A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab suggests that targeting self-and-social areas of the brain encourages information sharing online.
Political and Computational Researcher Deen Freelon to Join Annenberg School Faculty
Freelon, a specialist in the way social media and digital technology are used to express individuals’ politics and identities, will begin on July 1.
New Center to Focus on Information Networks and Democracy
Directed by Sandra González-Bailón and co-directed by Yphtach Lelkes, the Center for Information Networks and Democracy will analyze the benefits and risks of digital technologies for political and civic engagement.
Americans Don’t Understand What Companies Can Do With Their Personal Data — and That’s a Problem
A new survey of 2,000 Americans finds that people don’t understand what marketers are learning about them online and don’t want their data collected, but feel powerless to stop it.
Radicalization at a Glance: Penn Media Accountability Project Launches Interactive Data Dashboard
As part of its Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), the Computational Social Science Lab launches the first in a series of interactive data visualizations designed to make their research accessible and engaging.
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