Category: Information Policy and Law – Participant Submission
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How to combat fake news and disinformation (brookings.edu)
Click here to view original web page at www.brookings.edu Executive summary Journalism is in a state of considerable flux. New digital platforms have unleashed innovative journalistic practices that enable novel forms of communication and greater global reach than at any point in human history. But on the other hand, disinformation and hoaxes that are popularly…
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Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Click here to view original web page at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Go to: Abstract Online social networks (OSNs) are rapidly growing and have become a huge source of all kinds of global and local news for millions of users. However, OSNs are a double-edged sword. Although the great advantages they offer such as unlimited easy communication and…
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Tools That Fight Disinformation Online(rand.org)
Click here to view original web page at www.rand.org Adblock Plus Adblock Plus is a browser extension and app that blocks advertisements and websites through the use of filtering lists. The tool automatically whitelists ads that meet the “acceptable ads” standards — so ads can avoid being blocked on this platform by adhering to those…
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The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online(pewresearch.org)
Click here to view original web page at www.pewresearch.org In late 2016, Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as the word of the year , defining it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” The 2016 Brexit vote in the…
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Toolkit for “Reimagining Digital Literacy Education to Save Ourselves”(learningforjustice.org)
Click here to view original web page at www.learningforjustice.org In the magazine story “ Reimagining Digital Literacy Education to Save Ourselves ,” digital literacy, critical media literacy , media literacy and news literacy experts make a case for education as a key safeguard against online hate and misinformation crises affecting communities around the world. They…
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‘Died suddenly’ posts twist tragedies to push vaccine lies (xfinity.com)
Click here to view original web page at my.xfinity.com Results from 6-year-old Anastasia Weaver’s autopsy may take weeks. But online anti-vaccine activists needed only hours after her funeral this week to baselessly blame the COVID-19 vaccine. A prolific Twitter account posted Anastasia’s name and smiling dance portrait in a tweet with a syringe emoji. A…
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Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study (xfinity.com)
Click here to view original web page at my.xfinity.com An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the mRNA shot, according…
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How tech platforms fuel U.S. political polarization and what government can do about it (brookings.edu)
Click here to view original web page at www.brookings.edu As both members of Congress and federal law enforcement agencies investigate the origins and execution of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the role social media played in the mayhem is emerging as a crucial issue. The House Select Committee probing the mob attack…