“We are all at risk of manipulation online right now.” So begins a short animated video about a practice known as decontextualization and how it can be used to misinform people online. The video identifies signs to watch out for, including surprising or out of the ordinary content, seemingly unreliable sources, or video or audio that appear to have been manipulated or repurposed. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Though it may not look like it, this 50-second video is actually an election ad—one of three that Google will be rolling out across five European countries next month in advance of the European Union’s June parliamentary elections.
Comment on Inside Google’s Plans to Combat Misinformation Ahead of the E.U. Elections
Yasmeen Serhan, Time: World
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 3:30am
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