Daniel Thilo Schroeder

Biographic Data

ID4900586
NAMEDaniel Thilo Schroeder
GIVEN NAMESDaniel Thilo
FAMILY NAMESchroeder
SIGNATURESCHROEDER D T
AFFILIATIONSSINTEF
ORCID0000-0003-0125-5243
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Hashtags, Hatetags and social media campaigns in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

    Open AccessKristin Skare Orgeret, Bruce Mutsvairo et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2026

    This article examines the role of social media, specifically Twitter, in the amplification of violent divisive discourse during Ethiopia's Tigray conflict (2020–2022), introducing the concept of Hatetags to analyze the transforming of hashtags into vehicles of digital conflict. Through a mixed-method approach combining explorative digital methods, qualitative content analysis and qualitative interviews, the study investigates how hashtags evolved…

  • The Dynamics of Hate Speech

    Open AccessYuri Kasahara, Daniel Thilo Schroeder et al.ARTICLESocial Science Computer Review2026References: 6

    This study investigates the dynamics of anti-Muslim hate speech within Norwegian social media during the period between 2010 and 2021. Using a dataset of more than one million comments from Twitter and Facebook, we developed a custom hate speech classifier trained on an annotated corpus of 3,277 comments in Norwegian language. We identify that despite representing a small share of the total comments, hate speech content has increased over time. I…

  • The Messenger (not the Medium) Is the Message? Uncovering Journalists’ Perceptions of Digital Disinformation in Conflict Countries

    Bruce Mutsvairo, Kristin Skare Orgeret et al.ARTICLEJournalism Studies2026References: 93

    While research on disinformation in Africa is starting to gain attention, only a few of these studies have sought to uncover its connection to conflict contexts, an important area we seek to draw attention to with this study. Furthermore, barely any studies have uncovered journalists and other media workers’ perceptions of disinformation, particularly in countries dominated by conflict. This article uses participatory action research, specificall…

  • Aren’t we all journalists?” Citizen journalism, disinformation and the weaponization of social media in conflict torn Mali

    Open AccessM De Bruijn, Bruce Mutsvairo et al.ARTICLEJournalism2025Cited by: 2References: 13

    The study combines domain expertise and computational community detection to uncover what role citizen journalists and social media platforms play in mediating the dynamics of conflict in Mali. Under conditions of the growing conflict in Mali, citizen journalists are opening Twitter (rebranded as X) accounts to stay updated and tweet about the ongoing socio-political tensions, chronicling life in a conflict-ravaged context. This article conceptua…

  • Don't Trust Your Eyes

    Open AccessJohannes Langguth, Konstantin Pogorelov et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2021

    We review the phenomenon of deepfakes, a novel technology enabling inexpensive manipulation of video material through the use of artificial intelligence, in the context of today’s wider discussion on fake news. We discuss the foundation as well as recent developments of the technology, as well as the differences from earlier manipulation techniques and investigate technical countermeasures. While the threat of deepfake videos with substantial pol…