Upvotes? Downvotes? No Votes? Understanding the relationship between reaction mechanisms and political discourse on Reddit

1 code implementation • 19 Feb 2023 • Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, Severin Engelmann, Amy Winecoff

This study investigates the relationship between social media reaction mechanisms (i. e., upvotes, downvotes) and political rhetoric in user discussions by engaging in an in-depth conceptual analysis of political discourse theory.

T-RECS: A Simulation Tool to Study the Societal Impact of Recommender Systems

1 code implementation • 19 Jul 2021 • Eli Lucherini, Matthew Sun, Amy Winecoff, Arvind Narayanan

Simulation has emerged as a popular method to study the long-term societal consequences of recommender systems.

Friction Recommendation Systems