With COVID-19 shots finally available for infants and preschoolers, knowing how to combat misinformation on social media and elsewhere could be more important than ever.
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It’s one thing to get ‘likes’ on a video of a cute dog or a photo of your weekend adventures – but another to create content that fosters understanding of complex topics.
Recently, concerns have been raised over the harm caused by misinformation in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal elections.
Elon Musk’s focus on the number of bots on Twitter, whether genuine or a distraction, does little to address the problems of misinformation and spam. A pair of social media experts explain why.
There’s a tension between facilitating free and fair debate on social media, and businesses’ bottom line. And it must be resolved with the public interest in mind.
Google search algorithms often pull up misleading descriptors for controversial people, and results can differ across languages. Understanding how these algorithms function can address misinformation.
A team analyzed more than 21 million tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and found that negative sentiments on social media were tied to lower-than-expected vaccination rates in many nations.
Elon Musk said he wants to make Twitter a platform for free speech. Here is what research shows about claims of political bias and excessive moderation.
Online campaigns in Vietnam are falsely maligning Ukrainians and discrediting the legitimacy of international organizations. It’s all at odds with the aims of the Vietnamese government.
Concerns about misinformation spreading among Chinese communities are once again prominent, as they were during the 2019 election campaign.
We’re already seeing signs of disinformation on social media ahead of the federal election.
Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company.
There is no evidence that international migrants are a major cause of unemployment in South Africa. Misinformation drives this misconception.
The Russian Embassy in Canada is active in spreading disinformation and promoting the Russian perspective on the events taking place in Ukraine.
The ‘fool the eye’ cakes hearken back to popular paintings from another period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation.
By linking different issues together, organisations show the importance of approaching information disorder as a complex problem requiring various responses.
Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine wasn’t built over just a few months in 2021. Putin and high-level Russia government staff have been trash-talking Ukraine for more than a decade.
The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
There are around 201 known factors on which a website is analysed and ranked by Google’s algorithms.
For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the app has been a key point-of-contact for communication with his own people and the rest of the world.
Top contributors
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Professor of Media Studies in the Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director, Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication, UWA, The University of Western Australia
