Category «Social Media»

Hearing on “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation”

Hearing on “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation” 117th Congress Communications and Technology (117th Congress) Consumer Protection and Commerce (117th Congress) The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a joint hearing on Thursday, March 25, …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Facebook Missed 10.1 Billion Opportunities to Stop Juicing Hoaxes and Propaganda in 2020

Gizmodo: “If Facebook had moved sooner to restrict hoax, toxic, misleading, or other content attempting to interfere with the 2020 elections, it could have limited its reach by around 10 billion views, according to a report by the advocacy group Avaaz. Researchers for Avaaz identified the 100 highest-performing pages on Facebook that had shared content …

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Subjects: Congress, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing

Wired – “Researchers found that social media users are generally adept at identifying fake news. But that doesn’t always affect their decision to repost it. you don’t need a study to know that misinformation is rampant on social media; a quick search on “ vaccines” or “climate change” will confirm that. A more compelling question …

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Subjects: AI, Climate Change, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?

Microsoft – “Exclusive research and expert insights into a year of work like no other reveal urgent trends leaders should consider as hybrid work unfolds. We’re on the brink of a disruption as great as last year’s sudden shift to remote work: the move to hybrid work — a blended model where some employees return …

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Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft, Social Media

It’s not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation

It’s not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation – Chirag Shah, Associate Professor in the Information School, University of Washington and Founding Director of InfoSeeking Lab, which focuses on issues related to information seeking, human-computer interaction (HCI), and social media. Shah’s research describes how search engines are not just one …

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Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines, Social Media

How Crying on TikTok Sells Books

The New York Times – ” ‘BookTok’ videos are starting to influence publishers and best-seller lists, and the verklempt readers behind them are just as surprised as everyone else…An app known for serving up short videos on everything from dance moves to fashion tips, cooking tutorials and funny skits, TikTok is not an obvious destination …

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Subjects: Economy, Libraries, Social Media

‘Exit Counselors’ Strain To Pull Americans Out Of A Web Of False Conspiracies

NPR – “…Experts see this spread of disinformation as a public health emergency that’s threatening democracy, increasing the risk of further violence, and straining family relationships. It’s also taxing a bevy of “deprogrammers” who are trying to help. More commonly referred to as “exit counselors” or “de-radicalizers,” they help people caught up in cultic ideologies …

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Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Your Face Is Not Your Own

The New York Times – “When a secretive start-up scraped the internet to build a facial-recognition tool, it tested a legal and ethical limit — and blew the future of privacy in America wide open…Computers once performed facial recognition rather imprecisely, by identifying people’s facial features and measuring the distances among them — a crude …

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Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online

Nature – 17 March 2021: “In recent years, there has been a great deal of concern about the proliferation of false and misleading news on social media Academics and practitioners alike have asked why people share such misinformation, and sought solutions to reduce the sharing of misinformation Here, we attempt to address both of these …

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Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

The Librarian Reserve Corps

OUPblog – fighting COVID-19 with mediated information: “Librarians have always been at the forefront of information needs and have provided critical assistance to patrons, public officials, and decision makers during uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception and has created an urgent, unprecedented demand for access to knowledge that is accurate, reliable, and timely. …

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Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Social Media

ABA Legal Fact Check explores social media platforms and freedom of speech

“A new ABA Legal Fact Check released today examines the case and statutory law allowing social media companies and their sites to ban or suspend individuals for promoting falsehoods of hatred. In recent weeks, those who have found themselves kicked off social media platforms have included then-President Donald J. Trump and several of his allies, in …

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Subjects: Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media
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