This is a terribly important call for research on actual impact of misinformation online *and* in media from
@duncanjwatts, @DavMicRot & @markusmobius. Too much fear & too many regulatory interventions are being dreamed up on presumptions without data.
pnas.org/content/118/15…
@duncanjwatts, @DavMicRot & @markusmobius. Too much fear & too many regulatory interventions are being dreamed up on presumptions without data.
pnas.org/content/118/15…
The panic over "fake news" is likely overblown: 5k academic papers & countless panels on the topic since 2017. Yet as they show, consumption of news--let alone fake--is small and more on TV than online. pnas.org/content/118/15…
The social scientists propose a structure for sharing & collaborating on data an&d infrastructure & communicating effectively w/the public. We desperately need this work to be funded & need pressure on many parties, starting with platforms, to share data. pnas.org/content/118/15…
Without such data & research, regulatory interventions in the internet--impinging on our freedoms--are being designed based on fears & guesses. See all the talk about filter bubbles, then read this (the answer to the title, based on much research, is no): amazon.com/Filter-Bubbles…
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