
Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company’s Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here’s Why
Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement
Filippo Menczer is Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science and director of the Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University Bloomington. He studies the spread of disinformation and develops tools for countering social media manipulation.
Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company’s Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here’s Why
Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement
Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It
Understanding how algorithm manipulators exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities empowers us to fight back
Biases Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation Spread by Social Media
Researchers have developed tools to study the cognitive, societal and algorithmic biases that help fake news spread
Fake Online News Spreads Through Social Echo Chambers
Online recommendation systems that include differing views may be an answer, say hoax researchers