The problem of disinformation is intentional.
One usually finds it difficult to define Disinformation. A few have tried
reorganizing and defining disinformation and they mainly find
themselves revolving around two key words- Intentional and Political. Sure disinformation is a huge issue. It is not just a national issue anymore and can be pointed out in different media streams in different nations. However, a scandal very much known to the public started the real conversation about it.
The conversation is difficult amongst people as they do not understand
disinformation as they understand misinformation. Solving the
problem and even reorganizing it makes it even harder. The definition hasn’t been refined
correctly. In the essay the two speakers talk about how and why they would like to agree with certain definitions on different platforms.
One usually finds it difficult to define Disinformation. A few have tried
reorganizing and defining disinformation and they mainly find
themselves revolving around two key words- Intentional and Political. Sure disinformation is a huge issue. It is not just a national issue anymore and can be pointed out in different media streams in different nations. However, a scandal very much known to the public started the real conversation about it.
The conversation is difficult amongst people as they do not understand
disinformation as they understand misinformation. Solving the
problem and even reorganizing it makes it even harder. The definition hasn’t been refined
correctly. In the essay the two speakers talk about how and why they would like to agree with certain definitions on different platforms.
The poster “The Hidden Persuaders” is inspired from a book by Vance Packard. It will include powerful, abstract visuals with text informing how Trump is the supper spreader of disinformation and how Facebook gets benefitted by the lying phenomenon.
Recognizing that the problem is intentional and has a political connotation to it (even though some might disagree) we understand that holding the big giants is not enough. Recently I’ve been viewing that Facebook aka ‘Meta’ flags any information about Coronavirus and lets one know about the resources. Even a slight mention of the pandemic can be reorganized and flagged the same second. The question arises that if the AI is able to recognize the slightest mention, it is only fair to say that they haven't really realized or didn’t care much to even acknowledge the problem of disinformation. It's only now that Facebook aka ‘Meta’ acknowledges the fact that Disinformation is a problem.
My solution is to first make the big giants hold accountable and allow the AI to detect any disinformation passed around through different mediums and take it down at the same time. The plan to communicate the same would be a zine and a poster. The zine will include multiple spreads of information and views with visuals. The zine would allow the reader to reiterate the definition of disinformation and defining the meaning as accurately as one can with visuals.
The target audience for the event would be young adults and millennials.
The target audience for the event would be young adults and millennials.
