Preprint: Promoting Reliable Knowledge about Climate Change: A Systematic Review of Effective Measures to Resist Manipulation on Social Media

Aliaksandr Herasimenka, Xianlingchen Wang and Ralph Schroeder 2024. Preprint: Promoting Reliable Knowledge about Climate Change: A Systematic Review of Effective Measures to Resist Manipulation on Social Media. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2410.23814

TitlePreprint: Promoting Reliable Knowledge about Climate Change: A Systematic Review of Effective Measures to Resist Manipulation on Social Media
AuthorsAliaksandr Herasimenka, Xianlingchen Wang and Ralph Schroeder
Description

We present a systematic review of peer-reviewed research into ways to mitigate manipulative information about climate change on social media. Such information may include disinformation, harmful influence campaigns, or the unintentional spread of misleading information. We find that commonly recommended approaches to addressing manipulation about climate change include corrective information sharing and education campaigns targeting media literacy. However, most relevant research fails to test the approaches and interventions it proposes. We locate research gaps that include the lack of attention to large commercial and political entities involved in generating and disseminating manipulation, video- and image-focused platforms, and computational methods to collect and analyze data. Evidence drawn from many studies demonstrates an emerging consensus about policies required to promote reliable knowledge about climate change and resist manipulation.

Year2024
Output mediaarXiv preprint
PublisherarXiv
Publication dates
Published31 Oct 2024
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2410.23814
Web address (URL)https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1181918431

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