OSoMe
The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe, pronounced awe•some) is an interdisciplinary research center at Indiana University. OSoMe unites data scientists and journalists in studying the role of media and technology in society, and building tools to analyze and counter manipulation on social media.
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IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – that's not censorship
When thousands of fake accounts controlled by an unknown actor flood social media with some story, and platform algorithms amplify these messages, real people may be fooled into believing that they are seeing the opinions of fellow citizens. In contrast, the posts shared by real people are buried....
On the Road: Summer 2025 Conferences
Conference season is here, and we’re hitting the road! Our team at the Observatory on Social Media will present 19 papers at summer conferences. International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) Oral presentations Do Won Kim, Bao Tran Truong, Ozgur Can Seckin, Saumya Bhad...
Three New Tools to Explore Social Media
The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe, pronounced “awesome”) is excited to introduce three new tools that will make it easier to study and engage with social media data: NewsBridge, Barney’s Tavern, and OSoMeNet. These tools build on OSoMe’s mission to support public understanding of online informa...
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