Dave Rand

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https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/NMKPE6FS32EDG7BJMIBV/full
Can crowds help identify #misinformation at scale? YES! In this #review we overview a range of scientific studies of using the "wisdom of crowds" to help social media platforms meet the misinformation challenge. We show that seemingly contradictory findings in the literature about crowd performance can be explained simply by different papers using analytic approaches. When analyzed in the same wall, all evidence suggests that crowd ratings are highly correlated with expert ratings. We discuss the various limits and challenges of crowdsourced news evaluation, but conclude that crowd ratings are one important part of the anti-misinformation toolkit
Crowd ratings=useful signals!

#psychology #crowdsourcing #fakenews #socialmedia #socialscience

Aug 22, 2023 at 12:38amWeb
Show threadLaureAug 22, 2023
@Drand if you did it at scale, the same loose and direct networks of scammers and info-operatives of every conceivable ilk who already are able to juke or “create” any trend, will just juke that system too. The platforms don’t care. Platforms are already flooded with inauthentic networks who have been given the keys to juke algorithms, because they slightly increased engagement. They do not care about the harms. They hide them.
Show threadSohan DsouzaAug 22, 2023
@ilanastrauss
Show threadhansceesAug 22, 2023
@Drand #memetics alert