PinnedA Proposal for Understanding Social Media’s Impact on Elections: Peer-Reviewed Scientific ResearchFacebook today announced a new project that is bringing together a team of approximately two-dozen Facebook researchers and outside scholarsAug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
New Findings from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study published in Sociological Science on…A new paper from the US 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study has been published in Sociological Science that examines how information…Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
New Findings from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study published in Proceedings of the…A “deactivation” study into how quitting social media affected users’ political views in the runup to the 2020 presidential vote has…May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
First Four Papers from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Research Election Study Published in Science…Unprecedented research in the context of the 2020 presidential election reveals algorithms are extremely influential in people’s…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)1) How was the academic team selected?Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Updated TimelineWe are writing to update our anticipated timeline regarding the publication of academic papers from the US 2020 Facebook and Instagram…Oct 24, 20221Oct 24, 20221
Updated Time Frame on Release of FindingsWe started this project with clear parameters of what we would be looking at and how to approach it. However, the events of January 6…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
