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Fake News in an Era of Social Media by
Over the last few years, social media has expanded to become a key platform for news dissemination and circulation, and a key orginator and propogator of 'fake news'.. Nations, governments, organisations and societies are now coming to terms with the unpredictable and debilitating consequences of fake news. The propagation of news containing falsehoods has been linked to an increase in measles cases, surges in youth crimes, the spread of pseudo-science, compromised national security, and more. Some even perceive it as a global threat to democratic systems around the world. In this book, the authors examine factors influencing the spread of fake news, and suggest ways to combat it by exploring the key elements which enable and facilitate this phenomenon.
Call Number: HM742 .F335 2020Publication Date: 2020-01-29
Databases
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
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Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
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Organizations
- Center for Social Media and Politics
from New York University
Online Articles
- X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation
The Guardian, October 9, 2023 - 7 Viral Tweets About The Israel-Gaza Conflict That Are Actually Fake
Forbes, October 7, 2023 - X Users Share News Articles Under Fake Headlines After Musk Targets Story LinksForbes, October 5, 2023
- EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation
The Guardian, 26 September 2023 - USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
USC Today, January 17, 2023 - Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review
Soc Netw Anal Min. 2023
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Social Media and Hate by
"Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Social Media and Hate argues that these phenomena, and the extreme violence and discrimination they initiate against targeted groups, are connected to the socio-political contexts, values and behaviours of users of social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, ShareChat, Instagram and WhatsApp. The argument moves from a theoretical discussion of the practices and consequences of sectarian hatred, through a methodological evaluation of quantitative and qualitative studies on this topic, to four qualitative case studies of social media hate, and its effects on groups, individuals and wider politics in India, Brazil, Myanmar and the UK. The technical, ideological and networked similarities and connections between social media hate against Muslims, Dalits, dissenters, feminists, LGBTQi groups, Rohingya and immigrants in all four contexts is highlighted, stressing the need for an equally systematic political response. This is an insightful text for scholars and academics in the fields of Cultural Studies, Community Psychology, Education, Journalism, Media and Communication Studies, Political Science, Social Anthropology, Social Psychology, and Sociology"-- Provided by publisher.
Publication Date: 2022
Rethinking Social Media and Extremisim by
Terrorism, global pandemics, climate change, wars and all the major threats of our age have been targets of online extremism. The same social media occupying the heartland of our social world leaves us vulnerable to cybercrime, electoral fraud and the 'fake news' fuelling the rise of far-right violence and hate speech. In the face of widespread calls for action, governments struggle to reform legal and regulatory frameworks designed for an analogue age. And what of our rights as citizens? As politicians and lawyers run to catch up to the future as it disappears over the horizon, who guarantees our right to free speech, to free and fair elections, to play video games, to surf the Net, to believe 'fake news'? Rethinking Social Media and Extremism offers a broad range of perspectives on violent extremism online and how to stop it. As one major crisis follows another and a global pandemic accelerates our turn to digital technologies, attending to the issues raised in this book becomes ever more urgent. -- Publisher.
Publication Date: 2022
Creating Chaos Online by
Unmasks the disinformation propagated by Russian trolling in public discourse
Publication Date: 2022
