Friday Aug 16, 2024
Conspiracy Theories: Networks, emotions and moral values
In this episode of the Smidgecast, Christian Gulas, a Network Analyst from FAS Research in Vienna, explains his role in analyzing the spread and attractiveness of disinformation and conspiracy theories on social media platforms. We explore the social and semantic structures that make these theories so compelling, the role of emotions like fear and anger, and how social media's business model and algorithms contribute to the proliferation of conspiracy theories.
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