users try to positively control or influence the information flow by using tactics to conceal the information, using private channels to avoid unwanted attention from sensational news media, or sharing screenshots so others can avoid accessing the source to minimize engagement with the content, reducing the visibility and spread of the information.
Things fans do in spaces to combat/control information
these new approaches emphasize the active role of users in curating the information flow (Thorson & Wells, 2016) by carefully selecting or blocking various sources and agents, and deciding to change the distance between themselves and problematic information to take care of their mental health.
It's not just about evaluation.
people can have agency beyond simply being passive receivers of misinformation
This is so, so important.
Figure
Oh, I like this framework.
Groups formed around common identities and mutual interests have a notable interest in building and maintaining community values and group well-being through these activities.
Is this why it's so hard to contain on social media. There are no shared values, goals, identities, interests, etc., to which everyone can agree.
fans report a variety of different strategies for dealing with misinformation in the fandom.
What can we learn from their strategies about how to deal with misinformation in other contexts?
algorithmic curation of content that is strategically targeted
Never thought about that, but yes, of course fandoms would suffer from algorithmic biases as well.
Although the resulting harms might be less visible and acute, it is no less impactful
Misinformation isn't just about big, controversial issues, politics, etc., it can also be about normal, everyday things. Is it more likely to impact the average person, then?
Roughly half (51%) of those who read online reviews say they generally give an accurate picture of the true quality of the product, but a similar share (48%) believes it is often hard to tell if online reviews are truthful and unbiased.
What do you all think?
watch online videos
When do you look for videos to help with decisions? (If you do)
majority of the public now incorporates these customer ratings and reviews into their decision-making processes when buying something new
When do you incorporate reviews into your decisions? How do you use them? What do you look for?
Pew Research Center
What do we know about the Pew Research Center?
But sometimes as writers we assume that our readers are on a wavelength with us and they intuitively understand why we’ve chosen to include our evidence/observation.
This is one of the biggest issues I see in writers that are still developing.
on why you’ve chosen to include the observation to support your thesis.
This is the "Yes, why?" portion.
Save your word document (here, throughout, and frequently) and step away from your computer for some relaxation.
Do observations for each body paragraph first, before moving on to the next component of your paragraph.
sketch of the loci of your interests identified while researching your topic
Concept mapping can help with this
build paragraphs from the inside out, around the key observation that you have made,
Write your key observation first
focusing on content development first and on sequencing later
Don't have to write each part in sequential order.
mplement a program aligned with the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity’s Diversity Scholars Network
Another opportunity for collaboration
Develop and implement a for-credit and non-credit
Also something that the library might be able to partner on? With the focus on critlib
PhD culture, norms and requirements, as well as the hidden curriculum and unwritten rules of higher education
What changes can we make to the culture itself to make it more welcoming and inclusive?
expand financial support for graduate students beyond recruitment-only funds to retention funds
This sounds like a great idea.
Provide free or reduced cost access to graduate and professional school test prep materials and programs
This is something the library could partner on.
funding
Funding that would go directly to grad students? Or some other purpose?
if they are achieving their desired effects
What are these for UUM?
Expand and strengthen counseling services UUM student
Yes, so counselors who specialize in working with specific cultures, genders, sexualities, etc.?
updatingrestrictiveagreements,
This sounds good!
Promote/increase FAFSA applications
And maybe help with filing a FAFSA? That's a huge barrier--not knowing HOW to do it, what questions mean, etc.
Review First-Year success dataand student engagement
Again, with what precautions to protect data, privacy, and students?
student success
Define success according to WHOM. Success does not look the same for everyone.
long-term laptop and WiFi hotspot rentals
Instead of rentals, could these be loans, through the library? (Would require additional funding FOR the library to provide these things)
supplemental instruction, tutoring support, academic coaching
These all also require additional time from an individual, which students who have to work or care for family members may not have. So, monetary and care-giving support would also be needed in some cases.
curricular analytics
What safeguards will be put in place to ensure students' data is protected and minimize the risk of harm?
in the program
In what program??
underprepared students in developing strong foundational knowledge required for excellence in the gateway courses.
Will there be a cost to these, or is this something that could be offered for free? As a way to remove financial barriers?
meet students’ needs better
Not sure what this means, exactly. Meet which needs? Of which students? What is currently not meeting those needs?
Identify on campus and off campus events
Is this meaning events that already exist, or is there an intention to host more events/opportunities?
Review faculty and staff performance evaluation processes.
Yes, what parts of our processes are rooted in white supremacy, cis-het normativity, etc., and how can those be changed.
templates for job descriptions/advertisements
Will these be actively anti-racist, decolonizing, and try to remove barriers?
Citizens Academy for Students and Citizens Academy for Faculty and Staff
I don't know what this is, but it sounds like a way of training community members to self-police, and on a campus with known race and gender issues, not sure teaching white people how to police everyone else is the way to go. I could be wrong about what it is though.
Strategy 1-D: Support personal and campus safety by developing and strengthening programs that enhance trust between the OSU Police Department and the campus community, including students from UUM populations.
These are all aimed at increasing trust by increasing visibility, awareness, etc., but what about systemic shifts within the Police department itself.
The greatest trick technology companies ever played was persuading society to surveil itself.
Ooof. That's a hard pill to swallow. We did this to ourselves.
Political campaigns could analyze the interests and demographics of rally attendees and use that information to shape their messages to try to manipulate particular groups.
We've seen evidence of this with targeted political ads on facebook.
financial institutions, geospatial analysis companies and real estate investment firms that can process and analyze such large quantities of information
What do they do with it?
documenting the lives of protesters in the months before and after the protest, including where they lived and worked.
It's not just the one ping that's dangerous. It's the collective story that is revealed.
Protesters were tracked just as rigorously
What are the potential harms of this?
We followed military officials with security clearances as they drove home at night. We tracked law enforcement officers as they took their kids to school. We watched high-powered lawyers (and their guests) as they traveled from private jets to vacation properties. We did not name any of the people we identified without their permission.
Jesus that's terrifying.
blithe faith in corporate beneficence that we don’t extend to far less intrusive yet more heavily regulated industries.
Like what? What industries do we not extend trust to that are far less intrusive than this?
Only internal company policies and the decency of individual employees prevent those with access to the data from, say, stalking an estranged spouse or selling the evening commute of an intelligence officer to a hostile foreign power.
Well that's terrifying.
ut there is,
Gosh I hope they tell us what it is.
he corporations that control their data are far less accountable
How are they accountable? If at all?
Within America’s own representative democracy, citizens would surely rise up in outrage if the government attempted to mandate that every person above the age of 12 carry a tracking device that revealed their location 24 hours a day. Yet, in the decade since Apple’s App Store was created, Americans have, app by app, consented to just such a system run by private companies.
We don't need the government to implant microchips. We carry them with us.
location data company
WTF is that.
anything from weather apps to local news apps to coupon savers
Almost all apps ask for location data! This is crazy.