What can result from such information bubbles?

A faster spread of disinformation

What are two key risks of microtargeting?

Distortion of electoral process and Political manipulation

How do automated accounts (Bots) contribute to the spread of disinformation?

They can enhance the credibility of news

What distinguishes traditional media from social media in their approach to their audiences?

Social Media is highly personalized

What is the “weaponization of disinformation” and why is it a challenge to democracy?

Use of disinformation to manipulate political processes

What were the three social media risks we presented?

Personalisation, Disinformation, Microtargeting

What is disinformation?

False information intentionally spread

How can microtargeting be manipulative, even though most people expect political advertising to be persuasive?

Because it is covert and intrusive

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What can result from such information bubbles?
More tolerance for contrary opinions.
More social contacts for each individual in the bubble
A faster spread of disinformation
Less potential for hatred and extremist incitement
2
Personalization is always bad for the user of social media.
True
False
3
What are two key risks of microtargeting?
Generating hate and discrimination
Manipulation and narrowed worldview
Loss of privacy and autonomy
Distortion of electoral process and Political manipulation
4
How do automated accounts (Bots) contribute to the spread of disinformation?
They can create new disinformation
They can help verify information
They can suppress false information
They can enhance the credibility of news
5
What distinguishes traditional media from social media in their approach to their audiences?
Social Media is highly personalized
Social Media does not care about their audience
Traditional Media does not care about their audience.
Traditional Media is highly personalized
6
What is the “weaponization of disinformation” and why is it a challenge to democracy?
Writing a misleading text about warfare
Using disinformation for entertainment
Use of disinformation to manipulate political processes
Political parties adopting disinformation as a strategy
7
Personalization creates the basis for so-called information bubbles.
True
False
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What were the three social media risks we presented?
Personalisation, Disinformation, Moderation
Personalisation, Misinformation, Microtargeting
Personalisation, Disinformation, Microtargeting
Surveillance, Moderation, Personalisation
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What is disinformation?
Randomly false information
Accurate information
Unfortunate information
False information intentionally spread
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How can microtargeting be manipulative, even though most people expect political advertising to be persuasive?
Because the used facts are convincing
Because it is covert and intrusive
Because it uses hidden terms
Because it only targets micro-groups

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