Key Considerations: Online Information, Mis- and Disinformation in the Context of COVID-19 (March 2020) || 关键考虑因素:2019冠状病毒病疫情中的在线信息、错误和虚假信息(2020年3月) || Considérations clés : informations, fausses informations et désinformation en ligne dans le contexte du COVID-19 (Mars 2020) || Key Considerations: Online Information, Mis- and Disinformation in the Context of COVID-19 (March 2020)
posted on 2024-09-05, 21:23authored byAnthrologica for SSHAP
This brief sets out practical considerations relating to flows of information, misinformation and disinformation though online media, particularly social media networks, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It details various types of online media, key players and influencers on social media, and strategies for ensuring good information and disrupting mis- and disinformation. It is important to analyse different types of information across different channels, how it is spread and to whom, in order to determine how social media can be harnessed in both positive and negative ways. The WHO recommends proactive communication during a public health emergency that, “encourages the public to adopt protective behaviours, facilitates heightened disease surveillance, reduces confusion and allows for better allocation of resources – all of which are necessary for an effective response”.1 With its global influence, social media requires particular consideration during times of public health emergencies and was highlighted as a key issue by the Social Science Working Group of WHO’s Global Research Roadmap for COVID-19. Timely, accurate communication through all media sources is a critical component of ensuring trust in response activities. The brief was developed for the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) by Anthrologica (Nadia Butler and colleagues). Jennifer Cole (Royal Holloway, University of London) acted as expert advisor. The brief was reviewed by colleagues from the Institute of Development Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Nottingham Trent University, Novetta, Internews and GOARN. It is the responsibility of the SSHAP.
Please note: there is an accompanying infographic summarising the key points from the briefing.
Cette note stratégique énonce des considérations pratiques inhérentes aux flux d’informations, de fausses informations et de désinformation qui circulent dans les médias en ligne, en particulier sur les réseaux sociaux, dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID19. Elle présente en détails différents types de médias en ligne, des acteurs clés et influenceurs sur les réseaux sociaux, ainsi que des stratégies visant à garantir la diffusion d’informations fiables et l’interruption de la diffusion de fausses informations et de désinformation. Il est essentiel d’analyser plusieurs types d’informations sur différents canaux, ainsi que la façon dont elles sont diffusées et à qui, afin de déterminer comment les réseaux sociaux peuvent être exploités à la fois de manière positive et négative. L’OMS
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UNICEF
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SSHAP
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Anthrologica for SSHAP (2020) Key Considerations: Online Information, Mis- and Disinformation in the Context of COVID-19 (March 2020), SSHAP