Soham De
@sohamde.in
🎓 PhD student @ischool.uw.edu (he/him)
🤝 Interested in pluralistic alignment & scalable oversight in the context of social media algorithms
Academic Website: https://sohamde.in/ | 📍Seattle, WA
🤝 Interested in pluralistic alignment & scalable oversight in the context of social media algorithms
Academic Website: https://sohamde.in/ | 📍Seattle, WA
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"Understanding the strengths and limitations of community-based responses to misinformation" — very nice commentary by @ekvraga.bsky.social in PNAS, covering my recent paper on causal effects of Community Notes w/ @isaacslaughter.bsky.social @axelp.bsky.social @msaveski.bsky.social
PNAS
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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Understanding the strengths and limitations of community-based responses to misinformation" — very nice commentary by @ekvraga.bsky.social in PNAS, covering my recent paper on causal effects of Community Notes w/ @isaacslaughter.bsky.social @axelp.bsky.social @msaveski.bsky.social
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Our team at the @cip.uw.edu is currently seeking applications for up to two postdoctoral scholar positions. Applications received prior to January 15, 2026 will be given priority. Learn more about the positions, salary range, qualifications and application process: apply.interfolio.com/177901
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our team at the @cip.uw.edu is currently seeking applications for up to two postdoctoral scholar positions. Applications received prior to January 15, 2026 will be given priority. Learn more about the positions, salary range, qualifications and application process: apply.interfolio.com/177901
🚨 New paper! 🔍
“Question the Questions: Auditing Representation in Online Deliberative Processes”
In deliberative polls, participants propose questions for experts but only a few make it to the panel. How representative are those chosen questions of everyone’s interests? 🧵👇
“Question the Questions: Auditing Representation in Online Deliberative Processes”
In deliberative polls, participants propose questions for experts but only a few make it to the panel. How representative are those chosen questions of everyone’s interests? 🧵👇
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨 New paper! 🔍
“Question the Questions: Auditing Representation in Online Deliberative Processes”
In deliberative polls, participants propose questions for experts but only a few make it to the panel. How representative are those chosen questions of everyone’s interests? 🧵👇
“Question the Questions: Auditing Representation in Online Deliberative Processes”
In deliberative polls, participants propose questions for experts but only a few make it to the panel. How representative are those chosen questions of everyone’s interests? 🧵👇
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Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
I'll be in Sydney presenting ✨Supernotes✨ at the ACM WebConf 🚀 (WWW'25). Incase you missed it, here's a very short thread about it: 🧵
Full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
#www2025 #thewebconf2025
Full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
#www2025 #thewebconf2025
April 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'll be in Sydney presenting ✨Supernotes✨ at the ACM WebConf 🚀 (WWW'25). Incase you missed it, here's a very short thread about it: 🧵
Full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
#www2025 #thewebconf2025
Full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
#www2025 #thewebconf2025
April 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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This week’s newsletter brings together past, present and future of fact-checking social media:
✔️ Sorting out moderation vs fact-checking
✔️ Where social media fact-checking came from
✔️ What actually works and what else to consider
✔️ Sorting out moderation vs fact-checking
✔️ Where social media fact-checking came from
✔️ What actually works and what else to consider
🕵🏼♀️✅ Fact-checking’s future: can social media handle the truth?
Who should decide what’s true online?
newpublic.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This week’s newsletter brings together past, present and future of fact-checking social media:
✔️ Sorting out moderation vs fact-checking
✔️ Where social media fact-checking came from
✔️ What actually works and what else to consider
✔️ Sorting out moderation vs fact-checking
✔️ Where social media fact-checking came from
✔️ What actually works and what else to consider
Super cool & important work from @matthewdeverna.com!
New paper in PNAS 🧪 Fact-checking information from large language models can decrease headline discernment
What are the unintended consequences of AI fact-checking? Even LLMs that accurately identify false headlines can actually cause harm.
Read all about our experiment:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
What are the unintended consequences of AI fact-checking? Even LLMs that accurately identify false headlines can actually cause harm.
Read all about our experiment:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
December 5, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Super cool & important work from @matthewdeverna.com!
I've been eagerly waiting for this to come out -- and the results are so worth it! Very cool how impactful a 7-day intervention can be!!
New paper: Do social media algorithms shape affective polarization?
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️
November 25, 2024 at 11:32 PM
I've been eagerly waiting for this to come out -- and the results are so worth it! Very cool how impactful a 7-day intervention can be!!
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While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
Benefits of an open network
emilyliu.me
November 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
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90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 AM
90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
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[Please reshare]
I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about developing new *social media algorithms*, both broadly and within the scope of this NSF grant: tinyurl.com/395yfphd
More info: faculty.washington.edu/msaveski/
cc @uwischool.bsky.social
I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about developing new *social media algorithms*, both broadly and within the scope of this NSF grant: tinyurl.com/395yfphd
More info: faculty.washington.edu/msaveski/
cc @uwischool.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 9:10 AM
[Please reshare]
I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about developing new *social media algorithms*, both broadly and within the scope of this NSF grant: tinyurl.com/395yfphd
More info: faculty.washington.edu/msaveski/
cc @uwischool.bsky.social
I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about developing new *social media algorithms*, both broadly and within the scope of this NSF grant: tinyurl.com/395yfphd
More info: faculty.washington.edu/msaveski/
cc @uwischool.bsky.social
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Welcome to Bluesky, everyone! We opened access yesterday, and we just crossed 4M people total on the network. 🎉
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
February 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Welcome to Bluesky, everyone! We opened access yesterday, and we just crossed 4M people total on the network. 🎉
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
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I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about using computational methods to study how social platforms can be reimagined to enable better conversations, bridge political divides, and reduce the spread of misinfo.
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I’m looking for students passionate about using computational methods to study how social platforms can be reimagined to enable better conversations, bridge political divides, and reduce the spread of misinfo.
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November 17, 2023 at 8:44 AM
I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UW!
I’m looking for students passionate about using computational methods to study how social platforms can be reimagined to enable better conversations, bridge political divides, and reduce the spread of misinfo.
>>
I’m looking for students passionate about using computational methods to study how social platforms can be reimagined to enable better conversations, bridge political divides, and reduce the spread of misinfo.
>>
Pardon me as I test some features here :P
I feel like a lab rat here, this is cool!
September 25, 2023 at 8:06 PM
Pardon me as I test some features here :P
I feel like a lab rat here, this is cool!
September 25, 2023 at 8:06 PM
I feel like a lab rat here, this is cool!