Search Results for author: Matus Tomlein

Found 4 papers, 3 papers with code

Auditing YouTube's Recommendation Algorithm for Misinformation Filter Bubbles

1 code implementation18 Oct 2022 Ivan Srba, Robert Moro, Matus Tomlein, Branislav Pecher, Jakub Simko, Elena Stefancova, Michal Kompan, Andrea Hrckova, Juraj Podrouzek, Adrian Gavornik, Maria Bielikova

We also observe a sudden decrease of misinformation filter bubble effect when misinformation debunking videos are watched after misinformation promoting videos, suggesting a strong contextuality of recommendations.

Misinformation

An Audit of Misinformation Filter Bubbles on YouTube: Bubble Bursting and Recent Behavior Changes

1 code implementation25 Mar 2022 Matus Tomlein, Branislav Pecher, Jakub Simko, Ivan Srba, Robert Moro, Elena Stefancova, Michal Kompan, Andrea Hrckova, Juraj Podrouzek, Maria Bielikova

We present a study in which pre-programmed agents (acting as YouTube users) delve into misinformation filter bubbles by watching misinformation promoting content (for various topics).

Misinformation

A Study of Fake News Reading and Annotating in Social Media Context

no code implementations26 Sep 2021 Jakub Simko, Patrik Racsko, Matus Tomlein, Martin Hanakova, Robert Moro, Maria Bielikova

In this paper, we present an eye-tracking study, in which we let 44 lay participants to casually read through a social media feed containing posts with news articles, some of which were fake.

Misinformation

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