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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Computer Scientist Warns of Social Media
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Computer Scientist Warns of Social Media Manipulation in U.S. Election
http://t.co/pVs0RFna (IEEE)
"Because it's just six years old, Twitter has been around for only one
U.S. presidential election, in 2008. As the tide of Twitter users
swells and the political stakes rise, candidates will increasingly use
this social media platform to enhance our perception of their
popularity and tarnish that of their opponents. There is ample
opportunity to spread misinformation cheaply, argue Wellesley College
computer scientists Panagiotis "Takis" Metaxas and Eni Mustafaraj, in
the journal Science this week. Metaxas, who says his students'
willingness to believe information on the Internet brought him to
examine the issue, says that the ability to manipulate social media
and search results remains underappreciated by the media and the
public."
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