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...
What makes a celebrity famous on social media? Is it the words they use or the people they know? Researchers looked into this question by studying tweets from 471 Indian celebrities. They wanted to see what factors influence a celebrity's follower count. First, they examined the social connections of these celebrities. They created two networks to map out how these ...
In the digital age, figuring out where people stand on political issues is a big deal. It helps in understanding public opinion and spotting fake news or hate speech. A recent study dug into how well computer models can guess political leanings by looking at social media posts, specifically tweets from the 2019 South American Protests. The researchers built a system...
The buzz around ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment has been loud and clear on Twitter. A dive into 5051 tweets from January 2022 showed a split in opinions. Over half of the tweets, 53. 4%, were thumbs up for ivermectin. That's a lot of people thinking it could be a good idea. But not everyone was on board. A smaller group, 11%, were against it. They had their doubts...
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...
Kanye West's journey on the social media platform X has been stormy. Users found his account missing on Monday. The " account doesn't exist" message popping up where his old profile used to be. But what's unclear here is who took it down. Was it West himself or did X's administrators step in? It's a mystery. X's owner, Elon Musk, gave West access back in 2023 after...
Elon Musk, the billionaire behind SpaceX, Tesla, and X (formerly Twitter), has had a rocky relationship with free speech since taking over the social media platform in 2022. Musk's journey with X began with a promise to rescue it from what he saw as left-wing censorship. He envisioned a "common digital town square, " but the reality has been different. European Par...
Picture this: some of the world's biggest tech companies are making a comeback on a certain social media platform. You might be wondering, why the sudden change of heart? Well, it's all about politics. The man who took over the platform and renamed it X has close ties to the current political administration. This shift in power dynamics has made companies rethin...
The Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón, known for her role in "Emilia Pérez, " has sparked controversy with her social media posts from 2016 to 2023. These posts have recently gone viral, sparking outrage and debate. Gascón has been vocal about her views on various social and political issues, including the Muslim community, the George Floyd incident, and the Oscar...
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...