Platform Effects on Alternative Influencer Content: Understanding How Audiences and Channels Shape Misinformation Online

Hiaeshutter-Rice, Dan; Chinn, Sedona; Chen, Kaiping

doi:10.3389/fpos.2021.642394

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“…The present research counters the notion that people are "ideologically naive" (86). Instead, we suggest that liberals and conservative students differ in small but meaningful ways, that they sort into "lifestyle enclaves" that bifurcate campus life (4,87), and that the inauspicious things they do everyday matter (88). At the same time, we show that lifestyle polarization is less pronounced than observers in the community assume.…”

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Lifestyle Polarization on a College Campus: Do Liberals and Conservatives Behave Differently in Everyday Life?

Talaifar,

Jordan,

Gosling

et al. 2024

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Socializing, moving, working, and leisure form the foundation of human experience. We examined whether these foundational, ostensibly apolitical activities are nevertheless organized along political fault lines, revealing “lifestyle polarization.” In a sample of up to 1,373 young adults followed for up to 11,397 days, we quantified the association between political identity and 61 social, movement, work, and leisure behaviors collected from smartphone sensors and logs (i.e., GPS, microphone, calling, texting, unlocks, activity recognition) and ecological momentary assessments (i.e., querying activity level, activities, interaction partners, locations) at multiple temporal levels (i.e., daily, mornings, afternoon, evenings, nights, weekends, weekdays). We found that liberals and conservatives behave differently in everyday life. Behavioral differences between liberals and conservatives were small but robust, observed at most times of the day and week, and were most pronounced in the leisure domain. At the same time, these small behavioral differences were not accurately discerned by observers, who overestimated the extent to which liberals and conservatives within their community behave differently. Together, our results suggest that political identity has penetrated some of the most basic aspects of everyday life, but not to the degree that people think. We argue that lifestyle polarization has the potential to undermine individual wellbeing and societal cohesion.

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Lifestyle Polarization on a College Campus: Do Liberals and Conservatives Behave Differently in Everyday Life?

Talaifar,

Jordan,

Gosling

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…We also need to pay close attention to the role of anti-vaccination groups and social media influencers. They can significantly amplify and spread false information about vaccines, which fuels vaccine hesitancy [85].…”

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Influence of Media Information Sources on Vaccine Uptake: The Full and Inconsistent Mediating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy

Recio-Román,

Recio-Menéndez,

Román-González

2023

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Vaccine hesitancy is a significant public health concern, with numerous studies demonstrating its negative impact on immunization rates. One factor that can influence vaccine hesitancy is media coverage of vaccination. The media is a significant source of immunization information and can significantly shape people’s attitudes and behaviors toward vaccine uptake. Media influences vaccination positively or negatively. Accurate coverage of the benefits and effectiveness of vaccination can encourage uptake, while coverage of safety concerns or misinformation may increase hesitancy. Our study investigated whether vaccine hesitancy acts as a mediator between information sources and vaccination uptake. We analyzed a cross-sectional online survey by the European Commission of 27,524 citizens from all EU member states between 15 and 29 March 2019. The study used structural equation modeling to conduct a mediation analysis, revealing that the influence of media on vaccine uptake is fully mediated by vaccine hesitancy, except for television, which depicted an inconsistent mediating role. In other words, the effect of different media on vaccine uptake is largely driven by the extent to which individuals are hesitant or resistant to vaccinating. Therefore, media outlets, governments, and public health organizations must work together to promote accurate and reliable information about vaccination and address vaccine hesitancy.

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“…Diese unsichere Datenlage zu kommunizieren, ist eine weitere Herausforderung, vor allem weil zunehmend wissenschaftliches und politisches Wissen über soziale Medien bezogen wird [ 22 ]. In sozialen Medien wiederum lassen sich Fehlinformationen leicht und schnell verbreiten; das zeigt sich auch in der COVID-19-Pandemie [ 23 , 24 ].…”

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“…Social-Media-Akteur/-innen, die als Influencer/-innen gelten, hatten ebenfalls zentrale Rollen in der Pandemiekommunikation, z. B. als Botschafter in strategischen Kampagnen von Behörden oder als „alternative Influencer“ in der Verbreitung von Fehlinformationen [ 22 ].…”

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Optimierung der Risiko- und Krisenkommunikation von Regierungen, Behörden und Organisationen der Gesundheitssicherung – Herausforderungen in lang anhaltenden Krisen am Beispiel der COVID-19-Pandemie

Schulze,

Brand,

Leschzyk

et al. 2023

Bundesgesundheitsbl

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ZusammenfassungDie COVID-19-Pandemie illustriert die besondere Bedeutung von Risiko- und Krisenkommunikation. Behörden und Politik stehen vor der Herausforderung, in einer dynamischen Lage mit einer Vielzahl von Daten umzugehen, diese zu überprüfen und zielgruppengerecht zu kommunizieren. Verständliche und eindeutige Informationen zu Risiken und Handlungsoptionen tragen maßgeblich zu einer Steigerung der objektiven und subjektiven Sicherheit der Bevölkerung bei. Es besteht daher ein großer Bedarf, die Erfahrungen aus der Pandemie in die Optimierung der Risiko- und Krisenkommunikation einfließen zu lassen.Die Digitalisierung ermöglicht multimodale Arrangements – also die Kombination aus Text, Abbildungen, Grafik, Icons und z. T. Bewegtbilder, Animationen und Ton. Diese spielen auch in der digitalen Risiko- und Krisenkommunikation eine zunehmend wichtigere Rolle. Von Interesse ist, inwiefern das kommunikative Zusammenspiel von Behörden, Medien und weiteren Öffentlichkeitsakteur/-innen in Vorbereitung auf und zur Bewältigung von Krisen angesichts einer komplexen Öffentlichkeit mit Hilfe zielgruppenspezifischer Kommunikation verbessert und wie Rechtssicherheit für die behördliche und mediale Praxis gewährleistet werden kann. Dementsprechend verfolgt der Beitrag 3 Ziele:1. Er beschreibt die Herausforderungen, vor denen Behörden und mediale Akteur/-innen in der Pandemiekommunikation stehen.2. Er zeigt, welche Rolle multimodale Arrangements spielen und welcher Forschungsperspektiven es bedarf, um die Komplexität des kommunikativen Krisenhandelns im föderalen System zu erfassen.3. Er begründet, wie ein interdisziplinärer Forschungsverbund aus Medien‑, Kommunikations- und Rechtswissenschaft Erkenntnisse zum evidenzbasierten Einsatz multimodaler Kommunikation gewinnen kann.

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Platform Effects on Alternative Influencer Content: Understanding How Audiences and Channels Shape Misinformation Online

Cited by 12 publications

References 63 publications

Lifestyle Polarization on a College Campus: Do Liberals and Conservatives Behave Differently in Everyday Life?

Lifestyle Polarization on a College Campus: Do Liberals and Conservatives Behave Differently in Everyday Life?

Influence of Media Information Sources on Vaccine Uptake: The Full and Inconsistent Mediating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy

Optimierung der Risiko- und Krisenkommunikation von Regierungen, Behörden und Organisationen der Gesundheitssicherung – Herausforderungen in lang anhaltenden Krisen am Beispiel der COVID-19-Pandemie

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