NSF Convergence Accelerator Track F: A Disinformation Range to Improve User Awareness and Resilience to Online Disinformation

NSF 融合加速器轨道 F：提高用户对在线虚假信息的认识和抵御能力的虚假信息范围

• 批准号: 2137871
• 负责人: Siwei Lyu
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Buffalo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2137871&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Convergence; Accelerator; Track; Disinformation

The unprecedented spread of disinformation, false information intentionally created to manipulate public opinions, is the flip-side of the Internet’s promise of universal access and information democratization. The presence of false and/or misleading information in the media ecosystem erodes trust in legitimate sources of information and poses a significant threat to society. We posit that enhancing user awareness and building resilience are the keys to combating disinformation, as ‘inoculated’ users can form the first line of defense against the spread of corrupted and misleading information. The overarching goal of our Disinformation Range (DRange) project is the development of a research/educational platform with integrated digital tools, advanced pedagogical techniques, and timely materials to increase disinformation awareness and improve user resilience, so as to inoculate them against the impact of harmful disinformation, and further prevent its spread. DRange will facilitate the pursuit of high impact goals in three overarching categories: 1) developing flexible technologies and culturally responsive group learning activities to facilitate communal examination and discussion of false and misleading information and inauthentic online behaviors in safe and familiar settings; 2) conducting transdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of the impact of dis/misinformation; and 3) identifying and implementing preventive (‘immunization’) strategies and mitigation practices. DRange is envisioned as a comprehensive learning process that interweaves facilitated discussions, collaborative games, and group activities, supported by a flexible and adaptable technical platform that uses simulated (or de-toxed) disinformation to both encourage critical conversations about online risks and vulnerabilities, and cultivate user resilience. DRange will be designed, developed and structured in collaboration with community partners to foster group interactions in diverse settings (e.g., classrooms, after school activities, public libraries, summer camps, senior and community centers, etc.).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

虚假信息的前所未有的传播，故意为操纵公众舆论创建的虚假信息，是互联网普遍访问和信息民主化的承诺的另一面。媒体生态系统中存在错误和/或误导性信息的存在侵蚀了合法信息来源的信任，并对社会构成了重大威胁。我们认为，提高用户意识和建筑弹性是打击虚假信息的关键，因为“接种”用户可以构成对损坏和误导性信息传播的第一道防线。我们的虚假信息范围（Drange）项目的总体目标是开发具有集成的数字工具，先进的教学技术以及及时的材料以提高虚假信息意识并提高用户的弹性，以便接种它们，以接种它们，以便将它们反应抵抗有害虚假信息，并进一步防止其扩张。 Drange将促进三个总体类别的高影响目标的追求：1）开发灵活的技术和具有文化响应的小组学习活动，以促进公共检查并讨论在安全和熟悉的环境中的虚假和误导性信息以及不真实的在线行为； 2）进行跨学科研究，以促进我们对疾病/错误信息影响的理解； 3）识别和实施预防性（“免疫”）策略和缓解措施。 Drange被设想为一个全面的学习过程，该过程将编织准备的讨论，协作游戏和小组活动交织在一起，并得到了一个灵活且适应性的技术平台的支持，该平台使用模拟（或驱散）虚假信息来鼓励有关在线风险和漏洞的关键对话，并培养用户弹性。 Drange将与社区合作伙伴合作设计，开发和结构，以培养在潜水员环境中的互动（例如，教室，课后活动，公共图书馆，夏令营，高级和社区中心等）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用该基金会的知识优点和广泛的范围来评估来获得评估，以评估是有价值的。