Nov 1, 2021 | News, PennMAP
As the lead researcher on the Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), Homa Hosseinmardi tackles questions of online political radicalization and misbehavior using large-scale data. In this month’s researcher spotlight, she shares about her experience...
Nov 1, 2021 | News, PennMAP, Publication
On October 28, 2021, the November 2020 paper “Evaluating the scale, growth, and origins of right-wing echo chambers on YouTube” was cited in a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Authored by PennMAP project lead Homa...
Sep 30, 2021 | News, PennMAP, Projects
Originally published in the Wharton Newsroom PHILADELPHIA, September 30, 2021 — The Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania are delighted to announce the expansion of the Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), an interdisciplinary, nonpartisan research...
Aug 4, 2021 | News, PennMAP, Publication
Homa Hosseinmardi et al.’s most recent paper, “Examining the consumption of radical content on YouTube,” has been featured on Ars Technica. Read their coverage of the article here. The paper was also mentioned in an interview with YouTube’s chief product...
Aug 2, 2021 | News, PennMAP, Published
The past two election cycles have drawn new attention to the internet’s impact on democracy. With political polarization on the rise and trust in traditional sources of authority on the decline, concerns have mounted over the distribution of false, hyperpartisan, and...
