Community articles and research

Original post on 30.09.2024 by Clara Ruthardt; last updated on 06.12.2024 by Cathleen Berger

Social media research is a rapidly changing field. In this chapter you can find the latest research reports, tools, policy papers and articles from our community.

Please note: Despite careful review of the content, the Data Knowledge Hub accepts no liability for the content of external links. The providers of the web pages to which the links lead are solely responsible for their contents.

Custom Portal for Innovative Data Collection and Disinformation Analysis

by Inform Africa |

Discover Inform Africa's Custom Portal for Disinformation Analysis—a user-friendly tool designed to streamline the collection and analysis of disinformation data from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok. Fully compatible with the DISARM Framework, it empowers researchers and fact-checkers with structured methodologies to investigate and combat disinformation effectively. Explore its features and access the open-source code to tailor solutions for your unique needs.

OSoMe Toolkit for Social Media Research

by Indiana University Observatory on Social Media |

Exciting tools created by the OSoMe team made available for research, such as the OSoMe Mastodon Search or tools for network visualization and annotation.Take a look!

The 101 of Disinformation Detection

by Carl Miller and Chloe Colliver | Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)

The toolkit lays out an approach that organisations can undertake to begin to track online disinformation on subjects that they care about. The report has a very low barrier to entry, with each stage achievable using either over-the-counter or free-to-use social listening tools.

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