by Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security…
by Erik Gordon, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take…
By Kai-Cheng Yang, Indiana University and Filippo Menczer, Indiana University Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer…
Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re an active social media user, perhaps you’ve noticed a surge in posts recently…
By Jessica Maddox, University of Alabama [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile…
By Nolan Higdon, California State University, East Bay During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, and the early decades of the 20th century, U.S. captains of industry such…
By Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a US$44 billion deal on…
By Bert Spector, Northeastern University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to take Twitter private by buying 100% of its…
By Matt Sienkiewicz, Boston College and Nick Marx, Colorado State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan is caught in a…
by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post [First appeared in ProPublica and the Washington Post — republished by…