What We're Watching in 2024
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In this year of elections, many worry that a variety of factors — from advances in AI to TikTok to foreign influence operations — could undermine elections. In a new series, CSMaP experts explain what they're watching this year.
NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics works to strengthen democracy by conducting rigorous research, advancing evidence-based public policy, and training the next generation of scholars.
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Our Research
CSMaP publishes rigorous, policy-relevant research in top academic journals.
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Our Team
Drawing from politics, data science, biology, and sociology, we host a diverse community of scholars.
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Our Impact
Our work advances evidence-based public policy and discourse in the digital age.
Strengthening Democracy
Policymakers across the world are reshaping the laws and regulations governing online spaces. But without access to high-quality empirical evidence, legislators risk operating in the dark. That's where we come in.
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Where Do Nextdoor Communities Exist — And What Do These Communities Talk About?
Study provides new data about Nextdoor, America’s most popular hyperlocal platform
May 29, 2024
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Event Recap: The Future of Search in the Age of AI
How do search engines influence the information landscape — and what role could AI play going forward? We convened experts from academia, journalism, and industry to discuss these questions and more.
May 17, 2024
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A Commitment to Open Science
As part of our project to construct comprehensive data sets and to empirically test hypotheses related to social media and politics, we have developed a suite of open-source tools and modeling processes.
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