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@Rusinform1

Research Group "The Consequences of the Internet for Russia’s Informational Influence Abroad" (RUSINFORM)

 University of Passau
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Joined December 2019
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📣Calling all early-career researchers in social sciences! Join our FREE 5-day workshop on #LargeLanguageModels @NuffieldCollege, @UniofOxford, 23-27 September 2024! We offer in-depth lectures, coding tutorials, and collaborative research projects!🤓😍llmsforsocialscience.net/

Oxford LLMs

Research, teaching, and community for social scientists working with language models.

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If you ask an LLM "are you sure" and you get back a different answer, there's a strong chance it's just making stuff up.
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This @acm_chi paper found people perceive content labeled as human and AI-generated as equally original, trustworthy, and informative. Perceptions are bound to change as Generative AI becomes more used. Can someone please do some meta-analysis on this!? dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36139…
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UPDATE: We have decided to extend the deadline for submitting proposals for the pre-conference until 14 April 2024. We look forward to receiving your applications!
Rusinform (@Rusinform1) profile pictureRusinform@Rusinform14 Mar 2024
Today we are announcing a call for papers for the ECREA pre-conference "The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad", which will take place in Ljubljana on 23 September, before the main @ECREA_eu conference. More information on our website: rusinform.uni-passau.de/en/e… 1/4
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Today we are announcing a call for papers for the ECREA pre-conference "The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad", which will take place in Ljubljana on 23 September, before the main @ECREA_eu conference. More information on our website: rusinform.uni-passau.de/en/e… 1/4
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Submitted proposals will be notified of acceptance/rejection by 29 April 2024. There is no pre-conference fee. This is an offline event, so all accepted presenters will be required to present in person. 4/4
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UPDATE: We have decided to extend the deadline for submitting proposals for the pre-conference until 14 April 2024. We look forward to receiving your applications!
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The deadline is tomorrow! We are waiting for your proposal and to see you in September these year at Ljubljana!
Rusinform (@Rusinform1) profile pictureRusinform@Rusinform14 Mar 2024
Today we are announcing a call for papers for the ECREA pre-conference "The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad", which will take place in Ljubljana on 23 September, before the main @ECREA_eu conference. More information on our website: rusinform.uni-passau.de/en/e… 1/4
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As the acceptance letters for #ECREA2024 have gone out, please also consider applying for our pre-conference, which will take place on Monday 23 September. The deadline for proposals of 300-500 words is 3 April.
Rusinform (@Rusinform1) profile pictureRusinform@Rusinform14 Mar 2024
Today we are announcing a call for papers for the ECREA pre-conference "The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad", which will take place in Ljubljana on 23 September, before the main @ECREA_eu conference. More information on our website: rusinform.uni-passau.de/en/e… 1/4
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Join us this Friday - I will be sharing some insights from my research at @Rusinform1 on the organisation of Russian troll farms.
DGAP (@dgapev) profile pictureDGAP@dgapev11 Mar 2024
Join our #TechTalk to get insights into the intricate workings & motivations of Troll Farms as hubs of online manipulation. Together w/ @KMatrisk & @sergepoliakoff, moderator @rainerrudolph will provide a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. on.dgap.org/43bzhFP
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🚨New article published 🚨: @AristaBeseler and @florian_toepfl ask how and to what extent German-language alternative media outlets are connected to Russia's ruling elites. 🧵Open-Access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Conduits of the Kremlin’s Informational Influence Abroad? How German-Language Alternative Media...

Conduits of the Kremlin’s Informational Influence Abroad? How German-Language Alternative Media...

Extant research on alternative media in Western democracies has focused on scrutinizing their content, organization, production, and audiences. However, the ext...

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They find that several outlets maintain overt or covert connections to the Kremlin at the organizational, media, and personal levels.
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**POLCOMM PUBLICATION FRIDAY** Are there patterns to the proliferation of misleading information? If so, can machine learning contribute to identifying these? This article by @nosolebt, @JaMoEberl, @Peter_Tolochko, & Hajo Boomgaarden says: yes! 🧵⤵️ tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.…
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This @FT piece on the effectiveness of Russian propaganda cites our @MisinfoReview study in which @julia_kling @florian_toepfl @richrdfletchermap & I map the website & mobile app audiences of RT & Sputnik: ft.com/content/4a94ab62-b961… Full study: misinforeview.hks.harvard.ed…
How effective is Russian propaganda?

How effective is Russian propaganda?

At home and abroad, the Kremlin’s control of information is less tight than it would like

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🚨New Publication 🚨as a result of our @DAAD_Germany exchange with @snurb_dot_info‘s team at @qutdmrc 🎉 Congratulations!
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Do hard and soft news reach the same people or different audiences? @julia_kling answers this age-old question with data on 60 million Russians on platform VK. Together with @florian_toepfl we show that soft news extends news exposure. Implications of war in paper. #ICA2023
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