Cees Grootes · @analyticus
576 followers · 364 posts · Server mastodon.social

What’s the best way to deal with a flood of misinformation? Maybe it’s time for some deliberate ignorance.

"It is only by ignoring the torrent of low-quality information that people can focus on applying critical search skills to the remaining now-manageable pool of potentially relevant information."

Read note about "Deliberate Ignorance":

niemanlab.org/2022/11/whats-th

@sociology

#misinformationresearch #misinformstion #information #socialmedia #news #fakenews #sociology #psychology

Last updated 2 years ago

Thiago Rondon · @thiagorondon
25 followers · 9 posts · Server mastodon.social

Is there a place for independent journalism in a closed Internet/Network?

#mastodon #activitypub #journalism_news #misinformstion

Last updated 2 years ago

Cees Grootes · @analyticus
476 followers · 249 posts · Server mastodon.social

A “psychological vaccine”: Why prebunking is the best way to fight misinformation.

By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, "prebunking" can fight fake news.

Article :
bigthink.com/thinking/psycholo

Video :
Prebunking Manipulation Techniques: Emotional Language.
youtu.be/ER64qa_qnWg​

#fakenews #sociology #sociologist #psychology #psychologist #vaccine #media #misinformstion #video #youtube #news

Last updated 2 years ago