Members of the Digital Lives research group are research-active. They often share their research at conferences and events, and frequently have their work published in journals.
Memes as stabilizers of conspiracy culture
Emily Godwin examines how memes strengthen online communities of conspiracy theorists.
How and why psychologists should respond to the harms associated with generative AI
Laura Smith, Richard Owen, Alicia Cork, and Olivia Brown explore how psychological science can help us understand and address the risks of AI-generated content that looks increasingly real.
Online signals of extremist mobilisation paper
Olivia Brown and Laura Smith identify signals in social media posts that can predict when someone posting on far-right forums is likely to go on to commit a terrorist act.
Exploring violence and emotion in conspiracy narratives on Parler
Darja Wischerath explains how emotions can legitimise violence in conspiratorial social media posts.
Spreading the word: Exploring a network of mobilising messages in a Telegram conspiracy group
Darja Wischerath, Desislava Bocheva, Emily Godwin, and Olivia Brown examine how mobilising messages are spread in a Telegram conspiracy group
Exploring user motivations behind iOS app tracking transparency decisions
Hannah Hutton explores how people make decisions about app tracking on their devices, investigating privacy concerns, misconceptions about tracking, and ways to improve the usability of privacy technologies.