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== Internet in the post-truth and fake news era - A framework for analysis and solutions == | |||
There are essentially three dimensions of the fake news and post-truth problem: | |||
1. Supply: (a) Those who supply fake news and post truth for political or economic benefits. (b) Those algorithms perhaps inadvertantly create fake news and even post-truth. | |||
2. Demand: (1) Those either becouse of cognitive limitations or because of the "pole" they belong in a polarized society who are willing to receive post-truth and fake news on internet. (2) Those inadvertantly fall into a "filter bubble." | |||
3. Technology: Inadvertantly or knowingly biased algorithms,lack of their accountability due to opaqueness and complexity. | |||
Some of these have always been around, however,internet and AI certainly exacarbate the problem. | |||
In the recent RightsCon meeting in Brussels there were several sessions on this problem. I was a speaker in one and emphasized the "Demand" dimension which is often neglected. | |||
Revision as of 19:38, 17 April 2017
material and points of relevance to the “post truth era” plenary
SEEDIG2016 key messages (http://www.seedig.net/seedig-2016-messages/ ) that can be relevant for the “post truth era” plenary as well:
- Improve multi-stakeholder Internet Governance process by making more voices heard
- Legitimacy of stakeholders in Internet Governance: keep the process open and inclusive
- Deployment of Internet infrastructure is insufficient without media literacy education
- Internet access solely via mobile technologies does not provide complete access to the breadth of Internet / information
- Accountability of all players is a precondition of any multi-stakeholder approach
- Governments are expected to play a vital role, including in protecting human rights
- Freedom of expression in every sense should be protected online
- Access to information will help ensure equality online
SEEDIG 2016 registered participants: http://www.seedig.net/crf_submissions/
EuroDIG 2016 messages: https://www.eurodig.org/fileadmin/user_upload/eurodig_Brussels/Messages_from_Brussels.pdf
EuroDIG 2016 list of participants: ?
Internet in the post-truth and fake news era - A framework for analysis and solutions
There are essentially three dimensions of the fake news and post-truth problem:
1. Supply: (a) Those who supply fake news and post truth for political or economic benefits. (b) Those algorithms perhaps inadvertantly create fake news and even post-truth.
2. Demand: (1) Those either becouse of cognitive limitations or because of the "pole" they belong in a polarized society who are willing to receive post-truth and fake news on internet. (2) Those inadvertantly fall into a "filter bubble."
3. Technology: Inadvertantly or knowingly biased algorithms,lack of their accountability due to opaqueness and complexity.
Some of these have always been around, however,internet and AI certainly exacarbate the problem.
In the recent RightsCon meeting in Brussels there were several sessions on this problem. I was a speaker in one and emphasized the "Demand" dimension which is often neglected.