Disinformation and freedom of opinion and expression, the tension between control, autonomy, and power shift? Effects of Fake News on Democracy?
In my previous post I have highlighted a Public Health project in which Social Listening was effectively employed to not only provide optimized communication materials for health practitioners worldwide, but also advice and techniques to pre- and debunk misinformation. As the social …
Serious issues with social media have been discussed and in particular during the COVID pandemic that is still keeping the world in its grip. On this blog specifically, my colleagues have addressed for example the challenges with AI, algorithms and data manipulation, …
Freedom of expression, Transparency and Accountability On SEPTEMBER 23, 2020, the press reports, that YouTube deleted accounts of the ‘Querdenker’ (Lateral Thinkers). With the onset of the pandemic ‘Querdenken’ had been spreading conspiracy myths about Covid-19 by accusing the media and politicians of lying about …
Cutting edge solutions are what ultimately will lead to effective mitigations for public health crises like that of COVID-19. Technology is the forefront of the cutting edge. Contact tracing will be vital to not only mitigating the spread of COVID-19, but for …