Dynamic Disinfo Workshop
Welcome to the Dynamic Disinfo Workshop happening in Amsterdam! Join us for two days filled with engaging discussions, hands-on activities, and expert insights into the world of disinformation. Together we will conceptualize dynamic disinfo, identify research questions and explore policy options and intervention strategies.
This peer-learning workshop is perfect for anyone interested in desinformation, propaganda and online communication or sociological research, platform regulation, media literacy, digital citizenship, or simply curious about the nature of dynamic disinformation in today's society. Propose a session to demonstrate a tool, sharpen your research questions or start an explorative session. It's up to you!
Next to keynotes and collaborative workshops there will be ample time for socializing and networking during the breaks and dinner. So don't miss out on this opportunity to sharpen your mind through critical dialogue on the frontier of disinformation.
Background
Disinformation studies are often based on an increasinly outdated understanding of online social networks (OSN). A typical disinformation study is based on scraping static content from social media and further analysis. Interventions derived from these studies often involve fact-checking, bot detection, advertisement transparency or algorithmic filtering.
However, contemporary OSN increasingly feature dynamic content, such as live streamed, real-time AI generated multimedia, dynamic virtual environments (e.g. Fortnight) or chat conversations (e.g. Discord). On platforms like Snapchat, Twitch and Instagram such content is only temporarily available or live only. Studying the spread and impact of disinformation that is produced, distributed and consumed in this manner is of growing importance, since younger generations increasingly consume such media. However, researchers often lack methods, tools and even the conceptual frameworks to get a grip.
As a result, dynamic disinformation is not accounted for in policy frameworks, there is a lack of intervention strategies and a reporting gap. The EU Disinfo Code of Practice indicators for example focus on static content such as moderated posts, accounts, advertisements, fake interactions, etc.
Aim of the workshop
The aim of this workshop is conceptualize the notion of dynamic disinformation, develop novel understandings and co-create new frameworks. The outcomes will be newly formulated research questions, identification of existing or the need for new tools and methods, and ideas for (policy) interventions.
