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The study of social media involves interdisciplinary research that examines the creation, consumption, and impact of content on social networking platforms. Scholars in this field analyze patterns of communication, user behavior, the dissemination of information, and the social, cultural and political implications of social media interactions.

Sena Kojah. PhD Student. Dialing it Back: Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, and how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate the Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.

First Paper Friday: Sena Kojah

01/24/2025

Kojah’s paper explores the disproportionate impact of shadowbanning on social media platforms on content creators with marginalized identities. 

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Featured on Fox17. Assistant professor Oliver Haimson. Professor weighs in on Trump's proposed 'two genders' policy.

Haimson: Trump’s “two genders” policy could have “bad implications” for transgender women

01/22/2025

UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson discusses the impact Trump’s executive order will have on LGBTQIA people. 

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The Association for Computing Machinery. 2024 ACM Fellow. Cliff Lampe, professor of information.

Cliff Lampe named ACM fellow

01/22/2025

Lampe is recognized for his contributions on social network systems, and outstanding leadership in the ACM SIGCHI community. 

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Quoted by Newsweek. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione resurfaces as symbol of anger against California insurers.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione posts speak to “broader societal dissatisfaction” against California insurers, corporate power

01/16/2025

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe says people are “rebuilding a sense of agency” through social media amid income inequality and a “perceived sense of lack of agency.” 

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TikTok's case could set a precedent for social media app bans

01/07/2025

UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson is wary of the TikTok ban and the "implications for free speech."

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Study: Wellness influencers on Twitter more likely to oppose COVID-19 vaccination

12/23/2024

A new study by UMSI lecturer Elle O’Brien and assistant professor Paramveer Dhillon reveals that wellness influencers show higher rates of vaccine opposition on social media than other accounts. 

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Quoted by Forbes. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione has become a social media folk hero.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione memes point to “broader discontent with growing wealth inequality”

12/16/2024

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe discusses why Luigi Mangione memes have exploded on social media. 

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Featured by The Washington Post. Professor Christian Sandvig. PhD Candidate Kevin Zheng. Social media users want more raw and unfiltered content on their feeds.

Sandvig: People are searching for authenticity on social media

12/06/2024

UMSI professor Christian Sandvig says people on social media are going to “great lengths to make themselves appear casual and unprofessional.” 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Virtual Reality. Health Insurance. Screenshots. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Virtual Reality | Health Insurance | Screenshots: UMSI Research Roundup

12/03/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI research roundup. 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW). Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

UMSI at CSCW 2024: Awards, Workshops and Papers

11/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). 

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