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JSON Baumgartner

@jasonbaumgartne

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May 12, 2019

How news of a national emergency propagates across Twitter. (Even if it was fake). Since no IRB would ever allow a state to send a false nuclear attack message, this sidesteps that issue beautifully.

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JSON Baumgartner

@jasonbaumgartne

"Hello yes -- for my research project, I'd like to get the state to send out a fake ballistic missile attack message to everyone so I can study how it spreads across social media. Is there any ethics concerns with this?" IRB: "..... wut."

1:48 AM · May 12, 2019·Twitter Web Client

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Alex Orlowski

@alex_orlowski

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May 12, 2019

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@jasonbaumgartne

Are going to share the data for academic research?

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JSON Baumgartner

@jasonbaumgartne

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May 12, 2019

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@alex_orlowski

Of course -- but I have to do it via research channels only (TOS stuff). You can get a copy if you e-mail me when it's completed.

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