Industry Influence in High-Profile Social Media Research · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2601.11507/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTIndustry Influence in High-Profile Social Media Research — mentioned by bikenagahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46682543urn:hackerpapers:mention:2601.11507:46682543Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:17:35 GMT<p>Original article: &quot;Industry Influence in High-Profile Social Media Research&quot; - https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11507 Abstract: &quot;To what extent is social media research independent from industry influence? Leveraging openly available data, we show that half of the research published in top journals has disclosable ties to industry in the form of prior funding, collaboration, or employment. However, the majority of these ties go undisclosed in the published research. These trends do not arise from broad scientific engagement with industry, but rather from a select group of scientists who maintain…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2601.11507/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SI