[Vision2020] 8-17-22 Union of Concerned Scientists: Disinformation is a problem: We are ALL part of the solution

Wed Aug 17 19:32:10 PDT 2022

Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
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Get the tools you need to help counter disinformation in your community.

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Help Counter the Threat of Disinformation

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Disinformation and the bad actors funding and fueling it continue to pose a
critical threat to our democracy, public health, and evidence-based
decisionmaking.

One solution is to inoculate yourself against the threat and to know how to
counter and even pre-empt instances of disinformation. *We've packaged
topline teachings from the highly-acclaimed six-hour disinformation
inoculation training we hosted in April into this 22-minute video
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as a resource for UCS supporters like you.*

You'll learn the most effective tactics for responding to disinformation,
including a framework to guide your decisionmaking and how NOT to fall into
common traps and pitfalls that can actually make the problem worse.

*In addition to countering disinformation, you can help us hold social
media companies—major purveyors of disinformation—accountable.
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Currently, online platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are creating and
enforcing their own policies around disinformation with little to no
transparency and varying results in terms of effectiveness and consistency.

Thankfully, the Digital Services and Oversight Safety Act would require
transparency from online platforms, ensure researchers are able to access
the data they need to study the impact of these platforms, and offer strong
whistleblower protections for employees of these companies.

*Tell your members of Congress that online transparency and countering
disinformation matter to you—and to support the Digital Services Oversight
and Safety Act today.
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Onward together,

Lindsey Berger
Strategic Partnerships & Campaign Manager
Center for Science and Democracy
Union of Concerned Scientists

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