Published in SSRN, 2026
Analyzes desktop browsing data from the National Internet Observatory to examine where Americans spend their time online, across platforms, companies, and age groups.
Recommended citation: Lazer, D., Ozturan, B., Wilson, C., Choffnes, D., Waldrip, C., Lu, H., & Wihbey, J. (2026). How Americans Spend Their Time Online. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6991638 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6991638
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Published in Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review, 2025
Finds that information quality declined following changes in platform governance under new ownership.
Recommended citation: Özturan, B., Quintana-Mathe, A., Grinberg, N., Ognyanova, K., & Lazer, D. (2025). Declining information quality under new platform governance. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-176
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Published in Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 2025
Examines Google’s prioritization of political information in search results when users search for elected officials.
Recommended citation: Wan, A., Guo, Z., Ozturan, B., Robertson, R., & Lazer, D. (2025). Searching for Elected Officials: Google’s Prioritization of Political Information. Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 5. https://doi.org/10.51685/jqd.2025.022
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