Beyond Retweets: Contrasting User–User and User–Content in Bow-Tie Decomposition

NetSciX 2026 Conference Submission50 Authors

Keywords: bow tie; social networks analysis; maximum entropy null models; X/Twitter

TL;DR: Significant mismatches emerge when focusing on either user–user or user–content interactions; therefore, phenomena taking place in social networks risk misinterpretation if approached through different analytical frameworks.

Submission Number: 50