David Lazer
Distinguished professor of political science and computer science, and one of the founding fathers of the broader field of computational social science.
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Jul 25, 2024 • 50min
Lawfare Daily: Deplatforming Works, with David Lazer and Kevin Esterling
Political scientists David Lazer and Kevin Esterling discuss the impact of Twitter deplatforming users spreading misinformation post-January 6th. They highlight reductions in false information spread and demographic characteristics of sharers. The podcast explores unique approaches to identifying online misinformation and challenges in analyzing deplatforming effects on user behavior and content moderation. Additionally, they touch on the benefits of Green Chef meal kits and ethical considerations of deplatforming to combat false information.
Aug 1, 2022 • 34min
How to measure human behavior?
David Lazer, a leading scholar on misinformation and computational social science, discusses the challenges in measuring human behavior, the conflict between data ownership and accountability, the problem of misinformation on platforms, and the issues of consent and privacy in research on Twitter data.
