State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation
Platforms are increasingly using transparency, whether it be in the form of political advertising disclosures or a record of page name changes, to combat disinformation campaigns. In the case of state-controlled media outlets on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter this has taken the form of labeling thei...
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| description | Platforms are increasingly using transparency, whether it be in the form of political advertising disclosures or a record of page name changes, to combat disinformation campaigns. In the case of state-controlled media outlets on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter this has taken the form of labeling their connection to a state. We show that these labels have the ability to mitigate the effects of viewing election misinformation from the Russian media channel RT. However, this is only the case when the platform prominently places the label so as not to be missed by users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5159fc717504056b2538db1677577d92022-12-21T21:11:10ZengHarvard Kennedy SchoolHarvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review2766-16522020-10-011710.37016/mr-2020-45State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformationJack Nassetta0Kimberly Gross1School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, USASchool of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, USAPlatforms are increasingly using transparency, whether it be in the form of political advertising disclosures or a record of page name changes, to combat disinformation campaigns. In the case of state-controlled media outlets on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter this has taken the form of labeling their connection to a state. We show that these labels have the ability to mitigate the effects of viewing election misinformation from the Russian media channel RT. However, this is only the case when the platform prominently places the label so as not to be missed by users.https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/state-media-warning-labels-can-counteract-the-effects-of-foreign-misinformation/disinformationpoliticsrussiayoutube |
| spellingShingle | Jack Nassetta Kimberly Gross State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review disinformation politics russia youtube |
| title | State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| title_full | State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| title_fullStr | State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| title_short | State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| title_sort | state media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation |
| topic | disinformation politics russia youtube |
| url | https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/state-media-warning-labels-can-counteract-the-effects-of-foreign-misinformation/ |
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