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Cyberstalking: A Growing Challenge for the U.S. Legal System
As online platforms have multiplied, cyberstalking has become more prevalent. What are the most common or contrasting characteristics of federal cyberstalking cases? And what are the main challenges to prosecuting such cases?
Jun 29, 2023
Commentary
How Can Platforms Deal with Toxic Content? Look to Wall Street
Social media has a content problem. It's not the content itself, although the list of toxic material is long. The problem is the sheer volume of content. Instead of trusting in self-regulation, the United States could use its regulation of Wall Street after 2008 as a roadmap for regulating tech.
May 26, 2023

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Social Media Helps the Army Connect with Potential Recruits
Social media can be used to raise awareness of the Army among the public, but it's especially important for potential recruits and the adults who might influence them. An analysis of how people are engaging with GoArmy.com and the Army's Facebook and Twitter accounts suggests ways the Army could improve its outreach strategy.
Jun 3, 2019
News Release
U.S. Journalism Has Become More Subjective
U.S.-based journalism has gradually shifted away from objective news and offers more opinion-based content that appeals to emotion and relies heavily on argumentation and advocacy.
May 14, 2019
Research Brief
Facts vs. Opinions: How the News Is Changing in the Digital Age
Technology has transformed how people get information. But it has also affected the way that information is produced, shared, and disseminated. How much has the presentation of news actually changed over the last three decades?
May 14, 2019
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RAND's Analysis of News in the Digital Age: Three Takeaways
How has the rise of digital technology shaped the way that news is presented? RAND researchers conducted an empirical study to find out. Here's what you need to know from their findings.
May 13, 2019
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News in a Digital Age: Comparing the Presentation of Information over Time and Across Platforms
In what ways has news reporting in print, on television, and online changed over the last 30 years? Overall, there has been a shift toward more-subjective reporting, but many of the changes have been subtle.
May 13, 2019
Blog
Cryptocurrency, Russian Social Media, Congestion Pricing: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on cryptocurrencies, Russian social media influence, congestion pricing, and more.
Mar 29, 2019
Multimedia
Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security
In October 2018, RAND hosted a forum on national security that honored the legacy of Roberta Wohlstetter, a military analyst who worked at RAND from its creation in 1948 until 1965. Panelists discussed events, capabilities, technologies, and methodologies that demand new concepts for national security and defense.
Mar 19, 2019
Multimedia
Approaches to Counter Russian Social Media Influence
In this congressional briefing, RAND information scientist Elizabeth Bodine-Baron discusses the challenges in combating the threat of Russian influence via disinformation spread on social media.
Mar 15, 2019
Blog
The Most Popular RAND Research of 2018
RAND serves as an objective source of facts that help inform the world's most pressing policy debates. When decisions are based on the best evidence, that's when public policy can have a positive impact on people's lives. We're highlighting the 10 research projects that RAND.org readers found most engaging this year.
Dec 21, 2018
Commentary
ISIS's Social Media Use Poses a Threat to Stability in the Middle East and Africa
The importance of social media in projecting violent extremist propaganda and recruiting foreign fighters is well documented. As ISIS attempts to regroup and recuperate, investigating its use of information and communication technologies could be important to understanding the group's plans to regain territorial control.
Dec 11, 2018
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Assessing Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism
Efforts to counter violent extremism online have grown, but measuring their impact is complicated. An assessment of one such campaign finds that individuals searching for violent jihadist or far-right content clicked on ads that offered alternative narratives at a rate on par with industry standards.
Dec 10, 2018
Commentary
What Role Should Schools Play in Teaching Pupils to Spot Fake News?
Since social media is not regulated in the same way as traditional news media, anyone can convey information with little fact-checking. So how do we help children develop critical literacy skills to enable them to interpret the media correctly?
Nov 28, 2018
News Release
Youth-Oriented Mental Health Campaign Shows Evidence of Success
A community engagement campaign launched by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to address mental health barriers had an impressive reach with the younger audience it targeted and showed signs of changing attitudes.
Nov 14, 2018
Research Brief
Evaluating Los Angeles County's Mental Health Community Engagement Campaign
The WeRise/WhyWeRise campaign targeted young people to encourage them to engage with mental health issues and create a movement to lower barriers to mental health access. People exposed to the campaign reported more-supportive attitudes toward people with mental illness and greater mobilization toward action around mental health issues.
Nov 14, 2018
Report
Evaluation of Los Angeles County's Mental Health Community Engagement Campaign
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health conducted a community engagement campaign to increase awareness of mental health access as a civil rights issue and to increase civic engagement. Youths who took part showed increased supportive and understanding attitudes toward mental illness, and empowerment and mobilization toward activism around mental health issues.
Nov 14, 2018
Journal Article
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Research Brief
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.
Nov 5, 2018
Journal Article
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.
Nov 5, 2018
Journal Article
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.
Nov 5, 2018
Journal Article
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Technical Annex
An annex of supporting information for the report, containing thematic content in relation to the countries examined and the three case study terrorist groups analysed, alongside content relating to the Twitter data analysis and interviews conducted.
Nov 5, 2018
Blog
Tree of Life, Social Media, Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, countering Russian social media influence, how Korea could unify, and more.
Nov 2, 2018

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William Marcellino

Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist

Bill Marcellino is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation, professor of text analytics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, and lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins University. He was trained as a sociolinguist and corpus linguist, and at RAND he develops AI…
Swaptik Chowdhury

Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Swaptik Chowdhury is a Ph.D. student in the Technology Applications and Implications stream at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy researcher at RAND Corporation. His research interests include science and technology policy, the Internet of things, digital governance, and…

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