Tanushree Mitra

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Investigating Characteristics of Media Recommendation Solicitation in r/ifyoulikeblank

Despite the existence of search-based recommender systems like Google, Netflix, and Spotify, online users sometimes may turn to crowdsourced recommendations in places like the r/ifyoulikeblank subreddit. In this exploratory study, we probe why users go to r/ifyoulikeblank, how they look for recommendation, and how the…

CSCW '23CorrespondingConspiracy Theories

Learning from the Ex-Believers: Individuals’ Journeys In and Out of Conspiracy Theories Online

Conspiracy theories in online spaces, such as anti-vaccination or QAnon, present a unique amalgamation of misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda disguised in entertaining, attention-grabbing content that may appeal to peoples' cultural, moral, or social identities. Studies aiming to understand how people may e…

CSCW '20CorrespondingMisinformation and Trust

Measuring Misinformation in Video Search Platforms: An Audit Study on YouTube

Search engines are the primary gateways of information. Yet, they do not take into account the credibility of search results. There is a growing concern that YouTube, the second largest search engine and the most popular video-sharing platform, has been promoting and recommending misinformative content for certain sea…

CHI '20CorrespondingContent Moderation & Platform Governance +2

Many Faced Hate: A Cross Platform Study of Content Framing and Information Sharing by Online Hate Groups

Hate groups are increasingly using multiple social media platforms to promote extremist ideologies. Yet we know little about their communication practices across platforms. How do hate groups (or "in-groups"), frame their hateful agenda against the targeted group or the "out-group?" How do they share information? Util…

CSCW '18CorrespondingOnline Discussion and Engagement

The Government Spies Using Our Webcams: The Language of Conspiracy Theories in Online Discussions

Conspiracy theories are omnipresent in online discussions---whether to explain a late-breaking event that still lacks official report or to give voice to political dissent. Conspiracy theories evolve, multiply, and interconnect, further complicating efforts to limit their propagation. It is therefore crucial to develo…

CSCW '181st AuthorCredibility and Misinformation

Credibility and the Dynamics of Collective Attention

Today, social media provide the means by which billions of people experience news and events happening around the world. However, the absence of traditional journalistic gatekeeping allows information to flow unencumbered through these platforms, often raising questions of veracity and credibility of the reported info…

CSCW '181st AuthorWorkers and Employees

Spread of Employee Engagement in a Large Organizational Network: A Longitudinal Analysis

Behavioral statescan be transferred to others, leading people to behave in ways similar to those around them. Can this phenomenon of behavioral contagion be seen in the workplace? Using employees’ organizational social media data and their workplace hierarchical network structure, we studied contagion across a large m…

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