J. Nathan Matias 🦣Woah. Watching Twitter misuse our research by putting warnings on links to Mastodon.
Here for example is the warning that @georgetakei "may be unsafe."
In a study led by Ben Kaiser at Princeton, we tested the effect of interstitial warnings on user behavior.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/warnings-work-combating-misinformation-without-deplatforming
Warnings That Work: Combating Misinformation Without Deplatforming
Both President Biden and Facebook have taken steps to dial down the temperature since last week’s dustup, but the fundamental problem remains: How can platforms effectively combat misinformation with steps short of takedowns?
