Online Communities and the Distribution of Ignorance

Abstract
This chapter aims at investigating how information-sharing mechanisms in online communities favor activities of ignorance distribution on their platforms, such as fake data, biased beliefs, and inaccurate statements. In brief, I claim that online communities provide more ways to connect the users to one another rather than to control the quality of the data they share and receive. This, in turn, diminishes the value of fact-checking mechanisms...
Paper Details
Title
Online Communities and the Distribution of Ignorance
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Pages
167 - 183
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