Tag: Andrés Monroy-Hernández
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Social Media, Civic Engagement, and the Slactivism Hypothesis: Lessons from Mexico’s “El Bronco
14 January 2017
Authors: Philip Howard
Does social media use have a positive or negative impact on civic engagement? The cynical “slacktivism hypothesis” holds that if citizens use social media for political conversation, those conversations ... Read More Social Media, Civic Engagement, and the Slactivism Hypothesis: Lessons from Mexico’s “El Bronco
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Presentation at SXSW 2016
1 April 2016
Authors: Philip Howard
Project Researchers Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard presented twice at SXSW this year. There was a “Book Reading” of Pax Technica: The “internet of things” is the expanding network of ... Read More Presentation at SXSW 2016
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Presentations at SXSW 2016
1 April 2016
Authors: Philip Howard
Project Researchers Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard presented twice at SXSW this year. There was a “Book Reading” of Pax Technica: The “internet of things” is the expanding network of ... Read More Presentations at SXSW 2016
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Political Bots and the Manipulation of Public Opinion in Venezuela
28 August 2015
Authors: Philip Howard
Social and political bots have a small but strategic role in Venezuelan political conversations. These automated scripts generate content through social media platforms and then interact with people. In ... Read More Political Bots and the Manipulation of Public Opinion in Venezuela