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虚假信息研究议程

An Agenda for Disinformation Research

Nadya Bliss, Elizabeth Bradley, Joshua Garland, Filippo Menczer, Scott W. Ruston, Kate Starbird, Chris Wiggins

摘要:

在21世纪的信息环境中,敌对行为者使用虚假信息来操纵公众舆论。传播虚假、误导或不准确的信息,以欺骗为目的,是对美国的生存威胁--信息的扭曲侵蚀了人们对作为民主基本结构的社会政治机构的信任:合法的新闻来源、科学家、专家,甚至是同胞。因此,社会很难在一个共同的现实中走到一起,这是一个经济体和一个国家有效运作所需的共同点。计算和通信技术以前所未有的速度和规模促进了信息交流。这给社会和经济带来了无数的好处,但它也在虚假信息的数量、种类和速度上发挥了根本性的作用。技术进步为操纵、影响和欺骗创造了新的机会。它们有效地降低了接触大量受众的障碍,削弱了传统大众媒体的作用以及它们提供的编辑监督。然而,信息交换的数字化也使得虚假信息的做法可以被发现,影响网络可以被辨别,可疑内容可以被描述。必须开发新的工具和方法,利用这些启示来理解和应对这一日益严峻的挑战。

英文摘要:

In the 21st Century information environment, adversarial actors use disinformation to manipulate public opinion. The distribution of false, misleading, or inaccurate information with the intent to deceive is an existential threat to the United States--distortion of information erodes trust in the socio-political institutions that are the fundamental fabric of democracy: legitimate news sources, scientists, experts, and even fellow citizens. As a result, it becomes difficult for society to come together within a shared reality; the common ground needed to function effectively as an economy and a nation. Computing and communication technologies have facilitated the exchange of information at unprecedented speeds and scales. This has had countless benefits to society and the economy, but it has also played a fundamental role in the rising volume, variety, and velocity of disinformation. Technological advances have created new opportunities for manipulation, influence, and deceit. They have effectively lowered the barriers to reaching large audiences, diminishing the role of traditional mass media along with the editorial oversight they provided. The digitization of information exchange, however, also makes the practices of disinformation detectable, the networks of influence discernable, and suspicious content characterizable. New tools and approaches must be developed to leverage these affordances to understand and address this growing challenge.

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