Confirmed: π Soft moderation interventions (e.g. fact-checked labels & blur filter) reduce engagement with misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war among Facebook users. This finding held even when accounting for user-specific factors. #Misdoom
The study authored by @gruzd @PhMai @felipebsoares is published open access at doi.org/10.1007/978-3-β¦
Interestingly, the more intrusive intervention of adding the blur filter in front of a fact-checked image or video did not produce a stronger response in comparison to a simple fact-check footnote.
For this study we developed and used βModSimulatorβ β Open-Source Research Tool to test the effectiveness of soft content moderation.
The tool is available to other researchers to customize at
(It's a branch of the Mock Social Media Website Tool) github.com/smlabto/modsimβ¦
The tool is available to other researchers to customize at
(It's a branch of the Mock Social Media Website Tool) github.com/smlabto/modsimβ¦
We find that irrespective of the intervention used, there are other predictors of engagement w/false claims.
For example, individualsβ preexisting beliefs in pro-Kremlin claims & trust in partisan sites for news re: the Russia-Ukraine war increases engagement w/flase claims.
For example, individualsβ preexisting beliefs in pro-Kremlin claims & trust in partisan sites for news re: the Russia-Ukraine war increases engagement w/flase claims.
On the other hand, trust in fact-checking organizations and being an active commenter on Facebook decreases engagement with false claims.
More details in the paper: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-β¦
More details in the paper: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-β¦
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