{"product_id":"misinformation-matters-online-content-and-quality-analysis-paperback","title":"Misinformation Matters: Online Content and Quality Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUyiosa Omoregie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKirsti Ryall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is \"misinformation\"? Why does it matter? How does it spread on the internet, especially on social media platforms? What can we do to counteract the worst of its effects? Can we counteract its effects now that it is ubiquitous? These are the questions we answer in this book. We are living in an information age (specifically an \"algorithmic age\") which prioritizes information \"quantity\" over \"quality\". Social media has brought billions of people from across the world together online and the impact of diverse platforms, such as Facebook, WeChat, Reddit, LinkedIn, Signal, WhatsApp, Gab, Instagram, Telegram, and Snapchat, has been transformational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe internet was created, with the best of intentions, as an online space where written content could be created, consumed and diffused without any real intermediary. This empowering aspect of the web is still, mostly, a force for good. People, on the whole, are better informed and online discussion is more inclusive because barriers to participation are reduced. As activity online has grown, however, an expanding catalogue of research reveals a darker side to social media, and the internet generally. Namely, misinformation's ability to negatively influence our behaviour both online and offline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe solution we provide to this growing dilemma is informed by Ludwig Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eTractatus Logico-Philosophicus\u003c\/i\u003e, which examines the relationship between language and reality from a philosophical perspective, and complements Claude Shannon's Information Quantity Theory, which addresses the quantification, storage and communication of digital information from a mathematical perspective. The book ends by setting out a model designed by us: a \"Wittgensteinian\" approach to information quality. It defines content published online by clarifying the propositions and claims made within it. Our model's online information quality check allows users to effectively analyse the quality of trending online content. This approach to misinformation analysis and prevention has been designed to be both easy to use and pragmatic. It upholds freedom of speech online while using the \"harm principle\" to categorise problematic content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors are the co-founders of Avram Turing, a research organisation focused on misinformation prevention online and content analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUyiosa Omoregie is the principal analyst at Avram Turing. He attended West Buckland School in England, U.K. He is an alumnus of the University of London (The London School of Economics as lead college). He is a member of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), the Canadian Association for Information Science and the Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars. He is a referee for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Information Science\u003c\/i\u003e (SAGE Publishing) and \u003ci\u003eMisinformation Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Harvard University).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirsti Ryall, is the principal researcher at Avram Turing. She attended West Buckland School in England, U.K. She holds a degree in English Literature. She previously worked in advertising, marketing, and fundraising roles as a graphic designer, copywriter, proof-reader, and as a trainer helping others on how best to present their work. She is a member of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757776699680,"sku":"9781032311562","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cef156e00cce07227f6bf08d5dcd2149.webp?v=1780111459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/misinformation-matters-online-content-and-quality-analysis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}