New publication – “False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook” by Balázs Bodó, Márton Bene and Zsolt Boda

Bodo, B., Bene, M., & Boda, Z. (2025). False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook. Information, Communication & Society, 1-20. In the age of digital platforms, trust is no longer rooted exclusively in personal relationships or institutions—it is increasingly mediated by technology. Our studyContinue reading “New publication – “False sense of security and a flurry of misplaced trust: the construction of trust in and by Facebook” by Balázs Bodó, Márton Bene and Zsolt Boda”

New PRiSMA Publication – “Influential Politicians and Political Influencers: The Argument Analysis of Megafon’s Negative Campaign” 

Vanessza Juhász, a member of the PRiSMA research group, has published her latest study on the argumentation analysis of Hungarian ruling party candidates and the Megafon influencer agency.  In recent years, Fidesz launched a new political campaign tool in the form of astroturfed influencers: the Megafon influencer agency was established with the explicit aim ofContinue reading “New PRiSMA Publication – “Influential Politicians and Political Influencers: The Argument Analysis of Megafon’s Negative Campaign” “

Award-winning achievements at PRiSMA research group

We are pleased to announce that Márton Bene, the principal investigator of the PRiSMA research group, has received the Researcher of the Year award at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, while Krisztina Burai has been honored with the Young Researcher of the Year award for their outstanding academic performance in 2024. Each year, thisContinue reading “Award-winning achievements at PRiSMA research group”