The Disinformation Age

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Something about the structures of online social discourse is changing us. Thi Nguyen sees similarities with the gaming world. Plus the 'expert finding' problem and more.

Digital disinformation on the social web is not confined to the US and Britain. In this episode Gephi digital social networks visualisation expert Erin Gallagher discusses her findings from Mexico, Honduras and other countries in the region.

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For more information and to access the show notes, visit mikehind.co.uk

Mike and John discuss the 'rootless' nature of the internet and the difficulties that poses to reaching the sources of information pollution. The explosion of pro-'Remain' accounts on Twitter and the problem of low quality news aggregation sites is also covered.For more information and to access the show notes, visit mikehind.co.uk

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Fake news may have reached the mainstream, as a story, but experts in the field of combating disinformation are now thinking far beyond that. In this episode we catch up with delegates and presenters at the Misinfocon event, held in London in October, to hear about some of the latest developments aimed at fixing a 'post-truth' information environment. 

Mike Hind and John Gray discuss the apparent astroturfing of anti-Uber sentiment by the London taxi industry and reveal a 'pornopolitical' Bot of the Week.

Setting the scene for our future work and a heads up on a story that will unfold over time. It's about an apparent multi-platform network of social media accounts that connect across Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. A fake information network that appears to be run by two real people.