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But Zelenskyy is not so sure Putin is truly ready for peace. "Ukraine to conduct preemptive attacks on facilities Russia uses for war, Zelenskiy says." www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...

Ukraine to conduct preemptive attacks on facilities Russia uses for war, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine will carry out preemptive attacks on facilities Russia is using for its war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his ‌evening address on Wednesday, as Kyiv expands strikes on energy infrast...

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Moscow is 🔥 ... So now he is ready ... "Putin ‘ready for peace talks’ after Ukraine strikes key Russian sites" www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Putin ‘ready for peace talks’ after Ukraine strikes key Russian sites

independent.co.uk

@communalytic.org is designed for researchers, instructors, students, journalists, and data professionals. The platform offers the tools and infrastructure needed for in-depth, cross-platform analysis. communalytic.org/2026/03/15/c... #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ComSky #ScienceSky #PolCom #CSS #PhDChat

Communalytic Launches Major Platform Upgrade to Advance Social Media Research - Communalytic - A no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse...

Today, we’re excited to launch a new version of Communalytic, a leading platform for analyzing online communities and public discourse on social media. Designed for researchers, instructors, students,...

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Researchers, are you starting a new social media research project? We recently updated @Communalytic.org, our no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse. It's chock-full of new data collectors & new data analyzers. communalytic.org

A computational social science research tool for studying online communities and discourse.

It can collect and analyze social media data.

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Matthew Facciani@matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Allowing users to add fresh eggs was a marketing strategy that helped save the boxed cake mix. When 1st launched in the 50s, sales languished b/c "just add water" mixes made housewives feel guilty for not contributing enough effort. Adding fresh 🥚 restored the psychological ownership of baking.

Why cake mix lacks one essential ingredient

The invention of cake mix nearly foundered – but when manufacturers made a counter-intuitive change to their simple recipe, sales boomed.

bbc.com

A new study suggests the effects of AI depend on how it's used. When AI replaces thinking, people feel less ownership and connection to their work. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Opinions are rarely formed in isolation; they are influenced by the information sources individuals can access and trust. This is why there's a race to see who can control the new consent machine. "Google’s ‘New Era for AI Search’ May Threaten Democracy" www.techpolicy.press/googles-new-...

Google’s ‘New Era for AI Search’ May Threaten Democracy

The rise of AI in search raises pressing questions about its impact on people and democracy, writes Elise Silva.

techpolicy.press

The Samara Centre for Democracy @thesamaracentre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As we have often noted, framing is everything. Here's one of our research projects that brings this fact to life. We analyzed immigration-related ads on FB in real time to see the frames advertisers used to persuade you. (Best viewed on a desktop) migration.polidashboard.org/frames?count...

Migration Ad Observatory

Tracking migration-related political advertising on Meta platforms.

migration.polidashboard.org

We’re pleased to share a speaker update for our Democracy and AI event at Toronto Tech Week! Anatoliy Gruzd (@gruzd.ca), Director of Research @socialmedialab.ca at @torontomet.bsky.social will be a panelist. tinyurl.com/bdfb66bu

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5mo ago

Academic researchers, are you looking for data on X's Community Notes for a future study? We can help; we've a searchable database w/2.1M notes. notetracker.socialmedialab.ca?start=2021-0... We're always looking for new collabs. Here's how to contact us. socialmedialab.ca/web/contact/ #academicsky

Looking for the latest pieces of debunked misinfo re: the Russian Ukraine war? Curious about the types of disinformation & narratives being pushed by Russia and Russia-aligned actors? We got you... datastudio.google.com/reporting/b0...

Russia-Ukraine ConflictMisinfo Dashboard

Looker Studio turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable.

datastudio.google.com

Philip Mai @philipmai.com · 5mo ago

"Moscow is using AI-generated videos of Ukrainian soldiers to portray the country as weak and undermine trust in its central command." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Deepfakes of frontline Ukrainian soldiers aim to undermine morale

Moscow is using AI-generated videos of Ukrainian soldiers to portray the country as weak and undermine trust in its central command. #TheCube

euronews.com

Data About Canadians For Canadians. Here's where you can find all of our recent public reports, which provide a snapshot of social media usage trends in Canada and Canadians' attitudes and perceptions towards issues such as AI, misinformation, politics, and privacy. socialmedialab.ca/public-repor...

Public Reports - Social Media Lab

Data About Canadians For Canadians: An overwhelming majority of online Canadian adults (95%) have at least one social media account, making Canada one of the most connected countries in the world. Our...

socialmedialab.ca

Welcome to our new Deepfakes Tracker, your hub for tracking and understanding synthetic media. Take a quick video tour. deepfakestracker.org

Other improvements include: - Enhanced sentiment analysis and topic modeling using modern multilingual AI models - Faster network visualization powered by GPU-accelerated algorithms - A new Team / Instructor tier designed for collaborative research and teaching communalytic.org

This past wk, we launched a new version of Communalytic, a platform designed to help you explore how digital conversations shape public opinion & behaviour across social media. Key highlights incl: expanded data collection capabilities, including two new TikTok data collectors.

Researchers, are you or your PhD student conducting research on online discourse, or exploring how digital conversations shape public opinion and behaviour? Our new @communalytic.org tool may help with your next research project. communalytic.org/2026/03/15/c...

Communalytic Launches Major Platform Upgrade to Advance Social Media Research - Communalytic - A no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2026 — Today, we’re excited to launch a new version of Communalytic, a leading platform for analyzing online communities and public discourse on social media. Designed ...

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Communalytic, a no-code computational social science research platform for studying online communities and public discourse on social media, includes 20 easy-to-use social media data collectors and a full suite of built-in data analyzers. communalytic.org/about-us/ #medsky #comsky #polsky #phdsky

Researchers, are you studying public discourse on social media? If you are, check out our all-new @Communalytic.org research platform, which features a suite of easy-to-use social media data collectors & analyzers. #AcademicSky #ComSky #DiscourseAnalysis #LibrarySky #PhDSky #PolCom #ResearchSky

Communalytic Launches Major Platform Upgrade to Advance Social Media Research - Communalytic - A no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2026 — Today, we’re excited to launch a new version of Communalytic, a leading platform for analyzing online communities and public discourse on social media. Designed ...

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