Finland's stance on NATO was once a hot topic that divided people based on their political views. However, Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022 changed everything. Suddenly, many Finns who were against joining NATO started to see things differently. Before the invasion, there were three main groups on Finnish Twitter: those who supported NATO, those who opposed it for...
Over the past years, none other than the fight against and recovery from COVID-19 has been the talk of the planet. According to the data from March 2024 over 676 million people have had the virus. Fun Fact: That\'"is more than the population of the United States! " Experts believe it\'"sa crucial to dive into the Public\'"s response to social activ...
Imagine if you're sitting in Finland, and suddenly, something big happens in your neighboring country, Ukraine. This event wasn't just a regular news item; it shook things up in a way that no one could have predicted. For a long time, Finns had strong opinions about NATO, and these opinions were often split based on their political beliefs. But then, something change...
Halfway through 2022, over 100 million Americans caught COVID-19, with rural areas seeing a higher death rate. Interestingly, Twitter users in rural and urban settings shared different opinions about the pandemic. To understand this better, researchers analyzed millions of tweets from May 2020 to January 2022, focusing on geolocated posts. They used machine learning ...
Ever wondered what makes a celebrity's Twitter account more popular? Is it how they connect with others, or the words they choose to share? To find out, researchers looked at the tweets, retweets, and mentions of 471 Indian celebrities on Twitter. They created two unique networks to see how well-connected these celebrities were. Then, they studied the language and st...
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the topic of Finland joining NATO was a hot debate. People were divided into two camps: those who supported joining NATO and those who were against it. This debate was mainly happening on Finnish Twitter. Researchers looked at who was retweeting what on this topic before and after the invasion. They found that there were ...