Combating Misinformation Online: Identification of Variables and Proof-of-Concept Study
Conference paper
Dordevic, M., Safieddine, F., Masri, W. and Pourghomi, P. 2016. Combating Misinformation Online: Identification of Variables and Proof-of-Concept Study. 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016. Swansea, UK 13 - 15 Sep 2016 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_40
Authors | Dordevic, M., Safieddine, F., Masri, W. and Pourghomi, P. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | The spread of misinformation online is specifically amplified by use of social media, yet the tools for allowing online users to authenticate text and images are available though not easily accessible. The authors challenge this view suggesting that corporations’ responsible for the development of browsers and social media websites need to incorporate such tools to combat the spread of misinformation. As a step stone towards developing a formula for simulating spread of misinformation, the authors ran theoretical simulations which demonstrate the unchallenged spread of misinformation which users are left to authenticate on their own, as opposed to providing the users means to authenticate such material. The team simulates five scenarios that gradually get complicated as variables are identified and added to the model. The results demonstrate a simulation of the process as proof-of-concept as well as identification of the key variables that influence the spread and combat of misinformation online. |
Year | 2016 |
Conference | 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016 |
Publisher | Springer |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Aug 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Nov 2019 |
ISSN | 0302-9743 |
Book title | Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, September 13–15, 2016, Proceedings |
Book editor | Dwivedi, Y.K. |
Mäntymäki, M. | |
Ravishankar, M.N. | |
Janssen, M. | |
Clement, M. | |
Slade, E.L. | |
Rana, N.P. | |
Al-Sharhan, S. | |
Simintiras, A.C. | |
ISBN | 978-3-319-45233-3 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_40 |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_40 |
Copyright holder | © 2016 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing |
Copyright information | The final authenticated publication is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_40. |
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