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Tackling Disinformation

Offered By: World Economic Forum via YouTube

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World Economic Forum Courses Trust Building Courses Online Safety Courses Climate Crisis Courses COVID-19 Courses Disinformation Courses Content Moderation Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore strategies for combating disinformation in this 54-minute World Economic Forum Special Agenda Dialogue. Examine the historical context of fake news, its amplification during recent crises, and the urgent need for action. Learn about collaborative approaches involving the public, regulators, and social media companies to enhance online safety. Delve into topics such as the climate crisis, COVID-19 misinformation, the scale of the problem, and available toolkits. Discuss responsibility, checks and balances, the crisis in public interest media, and the professionalization of disinformation. Analyze different types of speech, methods for handling harmful content, and strategies for rebuilding trust and re-engaging the public.

Syllabus

Climate Crisis
Introduction
Disinformation in COVID19
How big is the problem
Toolkit
Responsibility
Checks and balances
Crisis in public interest media
Professionalization of disinformation
Different types of speech
How to deal with bad content
Rebuilding trust
Bringing people back


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World Economic Forum

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