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The Realities of Disinformation, Social Media, and Relationships Through a Screen

Bill Dutton General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies , , , , ,

Speaking in Lisbon, Portugal, at CEIS-IUL and OberCom I am back from a stimulating visit to Lisbon to speak at two events. The first was a talk before lunch on 9 April 2018 with a group composed of individuals from the media and regulatory agencies concerned with disinformation and data protection in the social media … Continue reading The Realities of Disinformation, Social Media, and Relationships Through a Screen

Talks in Europe on Quello Center’s Search and Politics Project

Bill Dutton General Interest, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies, Outreach, Social Issues , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I had a fascinating and challenging week in Europe speaking about the Quello Center’s work on search and politics. The findings of our project, called ‘The Part Played by Search in Shaping Public Opinion’, suggested that concerns over fake news, echo chambers, and filter bubbles is ‘overhyped and underresearched’. The project was supported by Google, … Continue reading Talks in Europe on Quello Center’s Search and Politics Project

Don’t Panic over Fake News

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies, Shaping the Internet, Social Issues , , , , , , , ,

Fake News is a Wonderful Headline but Not a Reason to Panic I feel guilty for not jumping on the ‘fake news’ bandwagon. It is one of the new new things in the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election. And because purposively misleading news stories, like the Pope endorsing Donald Trump, engage so many people, … Continue reading Don’t Panic over Fake News