(UL)
-
Misinformation matters : online content and quality analysisOmoregie, Uyiosa ; Ryall, KirstiWhat is 'misinformation'? Why does it matter? How does it spread on the internet, especially on social media platforms? What can we do to try and counteract the worst of its effects? Can we ... counteract its effects now that it is ubiquitous? These are the questions we try to answer in this book. We are living in an information age (specifically an 'algorithmic age') which prioritises information quantity over quality. Social media has brought together online billions of people from across the world and the impact of diverse platforms, such as Facebook, WeChat, Reddit, LinkedIn, Signal, WhatsApp, Gab, Instagram, Telegraph, Snapchat, has been transformational. The internet was created, with the best of intentions, as an online space where written content could be created, consumed and diffused without any real intermediary. This empowering aspect of the web is still, mostly, a force for good. People, on the whole, are better informed and online discussion is more inclusive because barriers to participation are reduced. As activity online has grown, however, an expanding back catalogue of research reveals a darker side to social media, and the internet generally. Namely misinformation's ability to influence negatively our behaviour both online and offline. The solution we propose to this growing dilemma is informed by Ludwig Wittgenstein's work Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, which examines the relationship between language and reality from a philosophical perspective, and Claude Shannon's Information Quantity Theory, which addresses the quantification, storage, and communication of digital information from a mathematical perspective. The book ends by setting out a model, designed by us. It is a 'Wittgensteinian' approach to information quality, that seeks to define content published online by clarifying the propositions and claims made within it. Our model's online information quality checklist helps users analyse the quality of trending content online. This approach to misinformation analysis and prevention has been designed to be both relatively easy to use and pragmatic. It upholds freedom of speech online while using the 'harm principle' to categorise problematic content.Type of material - book ; adult, seriousEdition - 1st ed.Publication and manufacture - Boca Raton ; Abingdon : CRC Press, 2023Language - englishISBN - 978-1-032-31156-2; 978-1-032-31155-5COBISS.SI-ID - 178016515
Author
Omoregie, Uyiosa |
Ryall, Kirsti
Topics
Družbeni mediji |
Etični vidik |
Informacije |
Resnica in laž |
Informacijska pismenost |
Social media |
Misinformation |
Information literacy
![loading ... loading ...](themes/default/img/ajax-loading.gif)
Library | Call number – location, accession no. ... | Copy status |
---|---|---|
FSS, J. Goričar Central Social Sciences Library, Ljubljana | K 077.5 OMOREGIE, U. Misinformation Free access | available - outside loan, loan period: 1 months |
![loading ... loading ...](themes/default/img/ajax-loading.gif)
![loading ... loading ...](themes/default/img/ajax-loading.gif)
![loading ... loading ...](themes/default/img/ajax-loading.gif)
Shelf entry
Permalink
- URL:
Impact factor
Access to the JCR database is permitted only to users from Slovenia. Your current IP address is not on the list of IP addresses with access permission, and authentication with the relevant AAI accout is required.
Year | Impact factor | Edition | Category | Classification | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP |
Select the library membership card:
If the library membership card is not in the list,
add a new one.
DRS, in which the journal is indexed
Database name | Field | Year |
---|
Links to authors' personal bibliographies | Links to information on researchers in the SICRIS system |
---|---|
Omoregie, Uyiosa | ![]() |
Ryall, Kirsti | ![]() |
Source: Personal bibliographies
and: SICRIS
Select pickup location:
Material pickup by post
Delivery address:
Address is missing from the member's data.
The address retrieval service is currently unavailable, please try again.
By clicking the "OK" button, you will confirm the pickup location selected above and complete the reservation process.
By clicking the "OK" button, you will confirm the above pickup location and delivery address, and complete the reservation process.
By clicking the "OK" button, you will confirm the address selected above and complete the reservation process.
Notification
Automatic login and reservation service currently not available. You can reserve the material on the Biblos portal or try again here later.
Subject headings in COBISS General List of Subject Headings
Select pickup location
The material from the parent unit is free. If the material is delivered to the pickup location from another unit, the library may charge you for this service.
Pickup location | Material status | Reservation |
---|
Reservation in progress
Please wait a moment.
Reservation was successful.
Reservation failed.
Reservation...
Membership card:
Pickup location: