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[2508.16539] A Bayesian framework for opinion dynamics models
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Shaping opinions in social networks with shadow banning
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Chen Y-S, Zaman T (2024) Shaping opinions in social networks with shadow banning. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0299977. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299977 Editor: Poowin Bunyavejchewin, Thammasat University Institute of East Asian Studies, THAILAND Received: November 27, 2023; Accepted: February 19, 2024; Published: March 27, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Chen, Zaman.
Amin’s success in cultivating new cauliflower varieties
Farmer Md Amin Uddin, 43, who regularly experiments with vegetables, has cultivated two new varieties of cauliflower. One of these cauliflowers is pink and the other is yellow and he succeeded on the first try. According to the district agriculture office, there are two varieties of cauliflower, one is Valentena Pink and the other is Carotena Yellow. Four years ago, Amin Uddin, a farmer in Poltadanga village in Jessore Sadar, cultivated broccoli and put it on the shelves.
Kazi Nabil: True supporters will work for AL
Those who are true supporters of the Awami League (AL) cannot but support the Boat symbol, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, the party candidate for Jessore-3 constituency has said. He said that those who were quiet for the past few days have now started to join the force of AL and seek votes for Boat. The member of parliament was addressing a street rally at Baulia Government Primary School ground under Fatepur Union Parishad on Saturday.
Kazi Nabil: Boat must win for continuation of country’s progress
Member of Parliament (MP) from Jessore-3 constituency Kazi Nabil Ahmed on Wednesday said that the Awami League must be brought to power through the January 7 election if one wants to see the continuation of the country’s progress. Addressing a street rally, the ruling party candidate also said the countrymen do not want Bangladesh to become the champion of corruption once again.
Social media engagement and cryptocurrency performance
Investment strategies We now consider investment strategies based on social media features. The strategies we consider utilize thresholds for the features. We set a minimum threshold for a feature, and then purchase a fixed dollar amount of any cryptocurrency whose feature value exceeds the threshold. Each cryptocurrency that is purchased is held for a fixed amount of time, after which it is sold.
Bots, disinformation, and the first impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract Automated social media accounts, known as bots, have been shown to spread disinformation and manipulate online discussions. We study the behavior of retweet bots on Twitter during the first impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump. We collect over 67.7 million impeachment related tweets from 3.6 million users, along with their 53.6 million edge follower network.
Jessore PIO closed over sexual harassment charges
PIO Sharif Mohammad Rubel was closed on Sunday following an order from the Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation A project implementation officer (PIO) of Jessore's Abhaynagar upazila has been closed on charges of sexually harassing a female colleague at the local administration. PIO Sharif Mohammad Rubel was closed on Sunday following an order from the Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation.
National flag hoisted on a broom, 1 imprisoned
Anyone disrespecting the national flag can be sentenced to up to one year imprisonment or a fine up to Tk5,000 or both People have disrespected the national flag by tying it with a broom for hoisting on the Victory Day in two places of Bangladesh. A security guard of Krishi Bank in Basail, Tangail, hoisted the flag on a broom and was sentenced to 10 days’ imprisonment by a mobile court.
Gold bars worth 4.89C seized in Jessore
BGB seize 60 gold bars worth Tk4.89 crore from Chougachha border area in Jessore on Saturday, December 5, 2020 | Courtesy The gold bars altogether weigh seven kilograms and are worth Tk4.89 crore Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) early Saturday seized 60 gold bars, worth Tk4.89 crore, from Shahzadpur border in Chougachha upazila of Jessore.
Jessore madrasa loses 20 girl students to child marriage amid Covid-19 lockdown
Photo shows the under construction building for the girls' madrasa, 20 students of which was married off | Dhaka Tribune The students, who are now absent, include two sixth-graders, four seventh-graders, six eighth-graders and four from ninth and 10th grades At least 20 minor students of a girls’ madrasa in Manirampur upazila, Jessore have been married off early amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, as found in an unofficial survey.
One killed in train-truck collision in Jessore
Train services through Khulna restored after six hours A truck driver has been killed while his assistant injured as their vehicle collided with a train in Jessore. The incident took place at Murli railway crossing around 7:10pm on Saturday. Due to the collision, train communications between Khulna and other parts of the country were halted for six hours. The services resumed around 1am on Sunday. More to follow...
MP Nabil to stand beside gold medallist Shammi
The Taekwondo player had won a gold medal in the 2010 South Asian Games and competed in other international championships Gold medallist Shammi Akhtar’s eyes filled with happy tears as it was beyond her expectation that Jessore 3 MP Kazi Nabil Ahmed would go so far as to build her a house and give her Tk50,000 as a gift. Considering her financial situation he also assured to provide Tk5,000 every month for her children’s education. Shammi went to meet the MP in his Kazipara residence on Wednesday.
Jessore UP member’s family alleges frame-up by RAB
'The RAB members later took Habibur to his Putkhali village under Sharsha upazila and entered his home there by breaking through the main gate' The family of a union parishad member in Jessore has accused the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of trying to frame him in a case of possession of weapons and bullets.
Fish trader gunned down in Jessore
The deceased has been identified as Al Mamun A gang of miscreants shot dead a fish trader at Shubbhara village under Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore on Saturday. The deceased identified as Al Mamun, 35 was the son of Mithu Akunji from the village, said Basuari police outpost in charge Sub-inspector Jakir Hossain.
2 hacked to death in Jessore
Both of them were on a motorbike when assailants attacked them with sharp weapons presumably for hijacking their motorbike Two men were hacked to death in Manirampur upazila of Jessore on Thursday evening. The deceased have been identified as Badol, 24, an internet cable worker and Ahad Ali, 25, a farmer, both from Boshundia Joyanta village of Jessore Sadar upazila.
JUST student suspended for derogatory remarks about prophet
The authorities also decided to lodge a case against him The authorities of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) have suspended a student for making offensive remarks about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) on social media. Suspended Mithun Mandal is a first year student of Finance and Banking Department.
Jessore transport workers’ union: 6 workers arrested for gang rape innocent
The young girl was reportedly gang-raped in a bus of MK Paribahan on Thursday Jessore transport workers’ union leaders on Sunday claimed that six out of the seven people arrested for the reported gang rape of a young woman in a bus in Jessore are innocent. The six transport workers came across the rape incident and rescued the girl but police framed them for a crime they did not commit, they alleged.
Upazila chairman sued for defaming MP Shaheen Chaklader
In the complaint, Kazi Azharul Islam stated that in a planned way, Jessore Sadar upazila Vice-Chairman Md Anwar Hossain Bipul had called a press conference and accused MP Shaheen Chaklader of plotting to kill him Md Anwar Hossain Bipul, Vice Chairman of Jessore Sadar upazila, has been sued on allegations of defaming Shaheen Chaklader, MP from Jessore 6 .
Murder case complainant dies after being attacked by the accused
On August 31, the complainant, Yunus, was at Madanpur market area of Jessore Sadar when assailants used hammers to beat him The complainant in a murder case died in a Dhaka hospital after he was attacked reportedly by the prime accused of the case and his supporters in Jessore. The deceased Yunus Ali, 24, was an electrician by occupation. He was the complainant and the prime witness of Jessore trader Emrose murder case.
Girl gang-raped in Jessore, 3 held
A case has been filed in this connection by the girl at Jessore’s Abhaynagar police station A girl has reportedly been gang-raped by three men in Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore on Saturday. Police have taken the three suspects into custody after the incident. The detainees were identified as Hasan Ali, 26, son of Liakat Ali Biswas of Manirampur upazila, Habib, 28, son of Chan Mia and Farid, 22, son of Afil uddin Sheikh of Khulna’s Koyra upazila.
Juvenile development centres or torture cells?
On August 13, three inmates were killed and 15 injured in the Jessore JDC due to torture by its officials Although offenders under the age of 18 are placed in the Juvenile Development Centres (JDC) for behavioural correction, no attempts are proactively made for their rehabilitation. On August 13, three inmates were killed and 15 injured in the Jessore JDC due to torture by its officials.
Murders at Jessore juvie: Autopsy report submitted, new supervisor appointed
18 inmate teenagers at Jessore juvie were subjected to barbaric torture in the name of arbitration on August 13 The autopsy reports of the three boys who were murdered at Jessore juvenile correctional centre have been submitted to the police. The reports were sent to Jessore superintendent of police on Monday night, said Jessore Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Abu Shahin.
Jessore clash: Injured juvenile inmates accuse authorities of torture
'We were threatened with crossfire. The injured among us were brought to hospital after three of us died,' say the injured inmates Fourteen hospitalized inmates of the Juvenile Correction Centre in Jessore say they were severely beaten by correction centre authorities, which led to the death of three inmates there on Thursday. However, correction centre authorities say the three were killed when a clash broke out between two groups of inmates.
By-polls in Bogra 1, Jessore 6 underway
The balloting started at 9am and will continue till 5pm without any break The voting in the by-elections to Bogra 1 and Jessore 6 parliamentary constituencies is underway amid the coronavirus pandemic. The balloting started at 9am and will continue till 5pm without any break.
Two arrested with yaba in Cox's Bazar and Jessore
In Jessore, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained Md Abu Sayeed with the contraband drug from Agrabhulot village Law enforcement arrested two suspected drug dealers with 41,335 yaba tablets from Cox's Bazar and Jessore on Thursday evening. The arrested were identified as Reaj Uddin, 31, of Cox's Bazar's Moheshkhali upazila, and Md Abu Sayeed, 22, of Agrabhulot village in Jessore's Sharsha upazila.
Bus fare hike: Communists take the lead, hit the roads to protest
People from different communist parties in Brahmanbaria formed human chains and staged demonstrations in front of it's press club on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Dhaka Tribune If the government cares about the transport sector they can implement subsidies, but they cannot expect the poor citizens to pay more than they earn, the protesters said at the hours-long demonstration Hundreds of activists of different communist parties around the country have taken to the streets protesting the sudden 60%...
Youth stabbed to death in Jessore
The deceased has been identified identified as Al Mamun An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death by some unknown miscreants in Stadiumpara area in Jessore town on Friday evening. The deceased identified as Al Mamun was the son of Abul Bashar from the area, said Kotwali police station Inspector Abu Hena Milon. "Primarily we came to know that the incident happened as a sequel to past enmity.
Cyclone Amphan: Death toll rises to 26
Maritime ports have been advised to lower the great danger signal number to local cautionary signal no three The severe cyclonic storm Amphan has left a trail of destruction in its wake over Bangladesh, claiming at least 26 lives. According to our reports from districts, the death count at the hands of the cyclone stands at 26. However, the official estimate till now shows 10 deaths.
4 arrested for rape in Jessore and Tangail
In Tangail, police on Saturday arrested a college Chhatra League unit man for reportedly raping a college girl in Bhuapur upazila Four people were arrested, accused in cases filed for rape in Jessore and Tangail. In Jessore, police arrested three members of a teenage gang, accused in a case filed for gangraping a teenage girl in Shangkarpur in the city.
How Machine Learning Can Find Extremists on Social Media
Tauhid Zaman November 20, 2019 Extremist groups often use online social media networks to recruit members and spread propaganda. Tauhid Zaman, an associate professor of operations management at Yale SOM, and his colleagues recently investigated how artificial intelligence could assist efforts to detect and suspend such accounts—before the user posts any damaging content. The team’s findings could help law enforcement agencies track ISIS supporters or white supremacists.
Cases filed for rape of two mentally challenged teenagers
RAB presents Abdur Rahim before media, arrested for raping a mentally challenged teenager in Bogra, on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Dhaka Tribune These separate incidents happened in Jessore and Bogra on Wednesday Police recorded two cases filed for the rape of two teenage girls, a 16 year old and a 12 year old in Jessore and Bogra respectively, on Wednesday.
Multiple arrests over rape in 4 districts
The crimes took place over the past few days Law enforcement agencies have arrested a number of people, including a teenager, in several districts in separate rape cases. While the crimes were committed over the past few days, the arrests were made between Sunday and yesterday, in Pabna, Kushtia, Jhalakathi and Jessore. In Pabna, a four-year-old child was reportedly raped by a teenage boy in Bhangura upazila on Sunday.
The baby and the bathwater: Free speech and online extremism
As a Muslim American, I was shocked by the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand that took the lives of 50 completely innocent people and injured scores of others in March. The tragedy was made more sickening by the fact that the alleged gunman, reportedly a white supremacist, live-streamed the first attack on Facebook Live. The fact that the attack happened during the Muslim Friday prayer, a religious service I attend regularly myself, left me deeply shaken and heartbroken.
Five killed in road accidents across country
The accidents occurred in Jessore, Jhenaidah, Tangail, Thakurgaon and Satkhira At least five people were killed and several others injured in road accidents across Bangladesh. The accidents took place in Jessore, Jhenaidah, Tangail, Thakurgaon, and Satkhira on Saturday and Sunday, our correspondents confirmed. In Jessore, a bicyclist died on the spot in a collision between a bicycle and a motorcycle on the Dholga-Bosundia bypass road, near Kabilpur area in Baghapara upazila, on Sunday.
6 killed in road crashes in 4 districts
The incidents took place on Saturday Seven separate road crashes in four districts of the country, claimed the lives of six people, injuring two others. The incidents took place on Saturday. In Gopalganj, two people, including a minor student and a woman, were killed in separate road accidents. The child, Korban Sardar, 12, a differently-abled primary school student was killed after a speeding bus ran him over on the Gopalganj-Tungipara road around 11am.
Jubo League leader shot in Jessore
A leader of Jubo League’s Jessore unit has been shot by unidentified assailants in Shashtitala Para area of Jessore city around 2:30am on Monday, January 28,2019 Dhaka Tribune The victims family claims police shot him; police claims they rescued him A leader of Jubo League’s Jessore unit has been shot by unidentified assailants at his residence in Jessore. The incident took place in Shashtitala Para area of Jessore city around 2:30am on Monday.
Jute mill fire in Jessore damages Tk15-crore’s- worth of goods
Fire service seen trying to douse fire at a jute mill warehouse in Chengutia of Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore on Thursday, January 17, 2019 Dhaka Tribune The fire service contained the blaze on Thursday evening Two jute mill warehouses have been gutted in a fire, in Chengutia of Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore; that damaged Tk15-crore’s-worth of goods. A Roman Jute Mill warehouse caught fire due to an electric short circuit on Thursday afternoon.
Suspected kidnapper killed in Jessore 'gunfight'
The body of the kidnapped child was recovered the same night A man accused of kidnapping a third-grader has been killed in a 'gunfight' with police in the Satnal area of Monirampur upazila in Jessore. The deceased Billal, 19, died in the early hours of Wednesday, confirmed Additional Superintendent of Jessore police Ansar Uddin. The body of the kidnapped child was also recovered the same night.
3 Jessore BNP leaders held
They were picked up while heading to a campaign event for Jessore 3 consituency’s BNP candidate Police have picked up three BNP leaders who were heading to an election campaign in Jessore’s sadar upazila. They were on their way to join a campaign event for BNP candidate for Jessore 3 constituency, Andidya Islam Amit, when police stopped their vehicle and whisked them away around 10am on Tuesday, said BNP’s Jessore City unit Secretary Munir Ahmed Siddiqui.
Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
Nearly two-thirds of the social media bots with political activity on Twitter before the 2016 U.S. presidential election supported Donald Trump. But all those Trump bots were far less effective at shifting people’s opinions than the smaller proportion of bots backing Hillary Clinton. As my recent research shows, a small number of highly active bots can significantly change people’s political opinions.
Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big way
Nearly two-thirds of the social media bots with political activity on Twitter before the 2016 U.S. presidential election supported Donald Trump. But all those Trump bots were far less effective at shifting people’s opinions than the smaller proportion of bots backing Hillary Clinton. As my recent research shows, a small number of highly active bots can significantly change people’s political opinions.
Even A Few Bots Can Shift Public Opinion In Big Ways
Nearly with political activity on Twitter before the 2016 United States presidential election supported Donald Trump. But all those Trump bots were far less effective at shifting people’s opinions than the smaller proportion of bots backing Hillary Clinton. As my recent research shows, a can significantly change people’s political opinions. The main factor was not how many bots there were – but rather, how many tweets each set of bots issued.
Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
My work focuses on military and national security aspects of social networks, so naturally I was intrigued by concerns that bots might affect the outcome of the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. I began investigating what exactly bots did in 2016. There was plenty of rhetoric – but only one basic factual principle: If information warfare efforts using bots had succeeded, then voters' opinions would have shifted.
Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Nearly two-thirds of the social media bots with political activity on Twitter before the 2016 U.S. presidential election supported Donald Trump. But all those Trump bots were far less effective at shifting people’s opinions than the smaller proportion of bots backing Hillary Clinton.
Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
Nearly two-thirds of the social media bots with political activity on Twitter before the 2016 U.S. presidential election supported Donald Trump. But all those Trump bots were far less effective at shifting people’s opinions than the smaller proportion of bots backing Hillary Clinton. As my recent research shows, a small number of highly active bots can significantly change people’s political opinions.
Penetrating a Social Network: The Follow-back Problem
Abstract: Modern threats have emerged from the prevalence of social networks. Hostile actors, such as extremist groups or foreign governments, utilize these networks to run propaganda campaigns with different aims. For extremists, these campaigns are designed for recruiting new members or inciting violence. For foreign governments, the aim may be to create instability in rival nations.
[1711.01481] Building a Location-Based Set of Social Media Users
Abstract: In many instances one may want to gain situational awareness in an environment by monitoring the content of local social media users. Often the challenge is how to build a set of users from a target location.
50 bombs recovered from female students' hostel in Jessore | Dhaka Tribune
Police have recovered 50 bombs from a hostel for female students on Kharki Shah Abdul Karim Road in Jessore. Jessore Detective Branch (DB) of Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moniruzzaman told the Dhaka Tribune: “Sensing our presence, seven to eight miscreants fled the scene when we reached the spot. “The bombs were recovered from two bags.” However, police did not disclose anything regarding the type of bombs that were recovered in the drive. He said they also found three sacks near the bags.
Does the Amount You Sweat Predict Your Job Performance?
IN “GATTACA,” THE DYSTOPIAN cult classic set in the “not too distant future,” parents genetically program their children before birth, coding them for desirable strengths and skills. For them, biometric data is destiny: A person’s genetic code, tracked through a massive database, determines their career, which, of course, affects everything.
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