The transparency gap in Social Media Research (pre-print)

🔍 20% disclosed industry ties.
🔍 50% actually had ties.
🔍 66% tied via (co)authors.

We need better disclosure to protect research integrity and trust in academia.

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https://www.science.org/content/article/nearly-third-social-media-research-has-undisclosed-ties-industry-preprint-claims