Weiai (Wayne) Xu
Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social Science Institute at Isenberg School of Management
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- Isenberg School of Management
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Isenberg School of Management
Wayne Xu studies what he calls the "three Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust, and dishonesty.
Wayne Xu's research on how radical political groups use Twitter and other social media platforms has been of particular interest to the media in 2021.
His study of the '3 Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust, and dishonesty looks at disinformation/misinformation, polarization, and propaganda. He uses computational methods to track the networked diffusion and mobilization of ideas and people on digital platforms.
EDUCATION
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Ph.D., Communication
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- M.A., Media Studies
Zhejiang University of Technology of China
- B.A., Public Administration,
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Dr. Weiai Wayne Xu on Deplatforming the Alt-Right and Political Division on Social Media
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