Federico Pilati
Biographic Data
| ID | 2176626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Federico Pilati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Federico |
| FAMILY NAME | Pilati |
| SIGNATURE | PILATI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5526-1011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The broadcasting trap
Social media and digital production tools have provided a big impulse to the possibility of a democratization of content production. However, enhanced viability does not imply an actual capacity to tap into the opportunity. Research on social media participation shows that content production, and especially the most popular content, is mostly driven by a small elite of super-users, and an additional but still small share of content creators. In t…
The use of artificial intelligence in counter-disinformation
Disinformation has recently become a subject of widespread concerns across the globe. To combat this issue, various initiatives have emerged, aimed at identifying, tracking, and debunking disinformation. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been incorporated as a tool to counter disinformation, but its implementation has not always been successful and may even be counterproductive. Thus, there is a growing recognition of the need for benchmarking the…
From fandoms to heritage. Understanding fanfiction forums as Digital Heritage Communities
Should fanfiction forums be considered an instance of Digital Heritage Communities? Departing from the mainstream approach according to which Heritage Communities relate to intangible goods or material collections of Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs), we rather focus on the creative and cultural participatory assets enhanced by the advent of digital media (such as fanfictions) and the online communities (resp., fandoms) that support them. Her…
Pseudo-scientific versus anti-scientific online conspiracism
Attitudes of distrust and paranoia toward scientific and political institutions are increasingly identified as major troubles in online communication and often lumped together under the umbrella term of conspiracy theories. However, this term encompasses two distinct communication practices that deserve to be distinguished. Traditional conspiratorial thinking adopts pseudo-scientific arguments, while newer manifestations lack coherent theories, p…
Mirroring the inequalities of mainstream music platforms
In the era of digital music streaming, understanding the monetization and popularity dynamics of online audio distribution platforms is crucial for both researchers and music industry professionals. While much of the existing research has focused on mainstream platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, we study Bandcamp, an alternative marketplace that, among other things, empowers independent artists to upload and sell their music. Leveraging a …
The link between reported cases of Covid-19 and the Infodemic Risk Index
In this brief report we followed the evolution of the COVID-19 Infodemic Risk Index during 2020 and clarified its connection with the epidemic waves, focusing specifically on their co-evolution in Europe, South America, and South-eastern Asia. Using 640 million tweets collected by the Infodemic Observatory and the open access dataset published by Our World in Data regarding COVID-19 worldwide reported cases, we analyze the COVID-19 infodemic vs. …
Emergence of knowledge communities and information centralization during the Covid-19 pandemic
Mirroring the inequalities of mainstream music platforms
In the era of digital music streaming, understanding the monetization and popularity dynamics of online audio distribution platforms is crucial for both researchers and music industry professionals. While much of the existing research has focused on mainstream platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, we study Bandcamp, an alternative marketplace that, among other things, empowers independent artists to upload and sell their music. Leveraging a …
Pseudo-scientific versus anti-scientific online conspiracism
Attitudes of distrust and paranoia toward scientific and political institutions are increasingly identified as major troubles in online communication and often lumped together under the umbrella term of conspiracy theories. However, this term encompasses two distinct communication practices that deserve to be distinguished. Traditional conspiratorial thinking adopts pseudo-scientific arguments, while newer manifestations lack coherent theories, p…
Emergence of knowledge communities and information centralization during the Covid-19 pandemic
Emergence of knowledge communities and information centralization during the Covid-19 pandemic
The link between reported cases of Covid-19 and the Infodemic Risk Index
In this brief report we followed the evolution of the COVID-19 Infodemic Risk Index during 2020 and clarified its connection with the epidemic waves, focusing specifically on their co-evolution in Europe, South America, and South-eastern Asia. Using 640 million tweets collected by the Infodemic Observatory and the open access dataset published by Our World in Data regarding COVID-19 worldwide reported cases, we analyze the COVID-19 infodemic vs. …
Pseudo-scientific versus anti-scientific online conspiracism
Attitudes of distrust and paranoia toward scientific and political institutions are increasingly identified as major troubles in online communication and often lumped together under the umbrella term of conspiracy theories. However, this term encompasses two distinct communication practices that deserve to be distinguished. Traditional conspiratorial thinking adopts pseudo-scientific arguments, while newer manifestations lack coherent theories, p…
Mirroring the inequalities of mainstream music platforms
In the era of digital music streaming, understanding the monetization and popularity dynamics of online audio distribution platforms is crucial for both researchers and music industry professionals. While much of the existing research has focused on mainstream platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, we study Bandcamp, an alternative marketplace that, among other things, empowers independent artists to upload and sell their music. Leveraging a …
The broadcasting trap
Social media and digital production tools have provided a big impulse to the possibility of a democratization of content production. However, enhanced viability does not imply an actual capacity to tap into the opportunity. Research on social media participation shows that content production, and especially the most popular content, is mostly driven by a small elite of super-users, and an additional but still small share of content creators. In t…
The use of artificial intelligence in counter-disinformation
Disinformation has recently become a subject of widespread concerns across the globe. To combat this issue, various initiatives have emerged, aimed at identifying, tracking, and debunking disinformation. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been incorporated as a tool to counter disinformation, but its implementation has not always been successful and may even be counterproductive. Thus, there is a growing recognition of the need for benchmarking the…
From fandoms to heritage. Understanding fanfiction forums as Digital Heritage Communities
Should fanfiction forums be considered an instance of Digital Heritage Communities? Departing from the mainstream approach according to which Heritage Communities relate to intangible goods or material collections of Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs), we rather focus on the creative and cultural participatory assets enhanced by the advent of digital media (such as fanfictions) and the online communities (resp., fandoms) that support them. Her…
Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · World Wide Web (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Computer security (2 works)