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The Political Attitudes of Social Media Users
We examine the political identities, extremity, and polarization of users of specific social media platforms.
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Matt Motyl
Improving a “Duty of Care” to Protect Kids Online
As the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) gains momentum, it is important to be thoughtful about the potential unintended consequences of legislation that…
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Ravi Iyer
August 2023
July 2023
What social media outlets are most informative and helpful to users?
In the past month, we’ve introduced the Neely Social Media Index and reported our findings for social media experiences that users perceived as bad for…
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Matt Motyl
How User Experience Metrics complement "Content that Requires Enforcement"
Twitter has argued that more than 99% of their content is “healthy”, but users’ reported experiences tell a more complex story.
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Ravi Iyer
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Matt Motyl
, and 
Nathanael Fast
What do negative experiences look like on different social media platforms?
Three weeks ago we unveiled the Neely Social Media Index and reported the top-level results for US adults’ experiences with social media and…
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Matt Motyl
Users Report Seeing More Content that is Bad for the World on Twitter and Facebook than on other Social Media Platforms
Two weeks ago we unveiled the Neely Social Media Index and reported the top-level results for US adults’ experiences with social media and communication…
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Matt Motyl
June 2023
Building on Haidt & Schmidt's Social Media Design Proposals
Today I'm reposting a critique I made of Jon Haidt and Eric Schmidt's proposals for reforming social media in a world of AI.
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Ravi Iyer
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Unveiling the Neely Ethics & Technology Indices
We are excited to share the results from the first wave of the Neely Social Media Index and the Neely Artificial Intelligence Index, as well as preview…
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Nathanael Fast
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Juliana Schroeder
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Ravi Iyer
, and 
Matt Motyl
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Exciting News
The team is growing + new projects
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Juliana Schroeder
 and 
Nathanael Fast
May 2023
4 Ways AI Safety Efforts Could Learn from Experiences with Social Media
AI Safety efforts need to focus on solutions sooner rather than later. Greater online privacy, control, experimental transparency, and use of trust…
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Ravi Iyer
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