Dominic DiFranzo

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Investigating the Mechanisms by which Prevalent Online Community Behaviors Influence Responses to Misinformation: Do Perceived Norms Really Act as a Mediator?

This study addresses two currently open questions about how behaviors of online community members influence others' responses to misinformation. First, in contrast to prior work, it directly measures norm perception to address whether (1) norm perception actually acts as a mediator, (2) others' behaviors directly inf…

CHI '245th+ AuthorOnline Harassment & Counter-Tools +2

Tricky vs. Transparent: Towards an Ecologically Valid and Safe Approach for Evaluating Online Safety Nudges for Teens

HCI research has been at the forefront of designing interventions for protecting teens online; yet, how can we test and evaluate these solutions without endangering the youth we aim to protect? Towards this goal, we conducted focus groups with 20 teens to inform the design of a social media simulation platform and stu…

CSCW '23CorrespondingMisinformation II

Reviewing Interventions to Address Misinformation: The Need to Expand Our Vision Beyond an Individualistic Focus

Prior work has identified a variety of factors that drive the way people identify and respond to misinformation. Such factors include confirmation bias, perceived credibility of the information source, individual media literacy, social norms, and others. This paper reviews the interventions designed to address misinfo…

CSCW '23CorrespondingMethods

Methodological Middle Spaces: Addressing the Need for Methodological Innovation to Achieve Simultaneous Realism, Control, and Scalability in Experimental Studies of AI-Mediated Communication

As AI-mediated communication (AI-MC) becomes more prevalent in everyday interactions, it becomes increasingly important to develop a rigorous understanding of its effects on interpersonal relationships and on society at large. Controlled experimental studies offer a key means of developing such an understanding, but v…

CHI '23CorrespondingOnline Harassment & Counter-Tools +2

What's the Norm Around Here? Individuals' Responses Can Mitigate the Effects of Misinformation Prevalence in Shaping Perceptions of a Community

Social norms play a significant role in how conspiratorial content and related misinformation impact online communities. However, less is understood about the mechanisms by which particular aspects of a community may drive perceptions of social norms in the community. Using anti-vaccine conspiracies as a testbed, this…

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