Reset Australia<\/a>, an affiliate of a global initiative working to counter digital threats to democracy, commissioned the poll.<\/p>\n“We can’t begin to plan a vaccine rollout without tackling vaccine misinformation online,” Reset Australia executive director Chris Cooper said.<\/p>\n
He said misinformation about COVID-19 was amplified by social media algorithms during the pandemic, but public health officials had little visibility about the extent of the problem due to online echo chambers.<\/p>\n
“Social media has supercharged conspiracy theories and misinformation, pushing some of us into echo chambers where false information is all we see.<\/p>\n
“Algorithms amplify the most sensationalist or conspiratorial content to keep us engaged and online longer, but that’s often not factual or accurate information.<\/p>\n
“We all know misinformation is out there, but we don’t have a bird’s eye view of the scale of the problem. Only the platforms do – which is why they need to be compelled to list the most shared content about COVID-19.”<\/p>\n
Reset Australia has been campaigning for a Live List, which would see digital platforms compelled to maintain a list of the most viral URLs being shared on the platforms.<\/p>\n
This list could be used by public health officials, journalists, and academics to effectively track and trace misinformation online and then better target public health messaging.<\/p>\n
“Australian authorities and the Australian public should be able to answer questions like: What kind of content is being amplified by these platforms? Who made it? What kind of demographics are consuming it? To do that we need a live list of the most contentious issues our society is facing, so we can begin to tackle misinformation collectively and transparently.<\/p>\n
“Tech giants have created platforms that produce both mega-profits and serious societal problems. If they accept the profits, they must also accept the oversight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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