In this paper, we introduce the first release of a large-scale dataset capturing discourse on X (a.k.a., Twitter) related to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Our dataset comprises 22 million publicly available posts collected from May 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024, using a custom-built scraper. By employing targeted keywords linked to key political figures, events, and emerging issues, we aligned data collection with the election cycle to capture evolving public sentiment and the dynamics of political engagement on social media. This dataset offers researchers a robust foundation to investigate critical questions about the influence of social media in shaping political discourse, the propagation of election-related narratives, and the spread of misinformation.
@misc{balasubramanian2024public,title={A Public Dataset Tracking Social Media Discourse about the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on Twitter/X},author={Balasubramanian, Ashiwin and Narayana, Hitesh and Zou, Vito and You, Christina and Ferrara, Emilio},year={2024},eprint={2411.00376},archiveprefix={arXiv},primaryclass={cs.SI},booktitle={6th International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats (CySoc) at ICWSM 2025},dimensions={true},keywords={social media analysis, political discourse, election data, misinformation detection, Twitter, dataset}}
Voting is an essential component of any democratic society but traditional systems often face obstacles like inefficiency, human error, and transparency issues thus hindering credibility. This paper presents a proof-of-concept for an e-voting system that leverages blockchain technology coupled with homomorphic encryption to address these impediments. The proposed system intends to restore trust in electoral processes by improving their transparency, integrity, and efficiency. Blockchain technology provides a verifiable account and convenient database, while homomorphic encryption secures votes utilizing encrypted data computations, ensuring voter anonymity and privacy security while cutting costs by eliminating physical ballots and polling booths.
@article{kanchi2023evoting,title={E-Voting System using Blockchain Technology and Homomorphic Encryption},author={Kanchi, Danush and Narayana, Hitesh and C, Kushal A and Yash, Yuvan and Jayasheela, C S},journal={International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology},volume={11},number={7},pages={146--155},month=jul,year={2023},publisher={IJRASET},issn={2321-9653},doi={https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.54573},keywords={e-voting system, blockchain technology, homomorphic encryption, Paillier cryptosystem, AES encryption, electoral security}}