Facebook partners with external researchers to study its impact during U.S. election
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The company said findings of the studies will not be published until the middle of next year, at the earliest. (https://bit.ly/2ELBJMq)
The initiative expands on its Social Science One project with academics who study political impacts of social media.
A group of 17 independent researchers from the fields of elections, democracy and social media will now work with internal Facebook data scientists to design the studies.
The company expects between 200,000 and 400,000 users to opt into the project, which will log what they see and how they behave on Facebook and Instagram.
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The company said findings of the studies will not be published until the middle of next year, at the earliest. (https://bit.ly/2ELBJMq)
The initiative expands on its Social Science One project with academics who study political impacts of social media.
A group of 17 independent researchers from the fields of elections, democracy and social media will now work with internal Facebook data scientists to design the studies.
The company expects between 200,000 and 400,000 users to opt into the project, which will log what they see and how they behave on Facebook and Instagram.
...
Read More on Datafloq
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