Full Description
A network analysis that ignores social harm is merely a technical exercise. A social critique that ignores the network is incomplete. Navigating the Web of Disinformation closes this critical gap.
Mariann Hardey and Wasim Ahmed offer a vital socio-technical examination of digital falsehoods, using Social Network Analysis (SNA) to connect the mechanics of digital diffusion to their real-world consequences. The result is a powerful visual and analytical account of how digital manipulation directly fuels social instability. As a critical contribution to the field, this book equips researchers and policymakers with a practical method to not only identify false information but to understand its social impact, proposing grounded solutions to defend the integrity of public discourse.
A vital contribution to the field, this publication equips policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with the insights needed to mitigate the spread of false information.
Contents
Introduction - The Distorted Reality We Live In
Chapter 1. Disinformation and Social Networks
Chapter 2. Social Network Analysis (SNA) for Disinformation
Chapter 3. Seeders and Amplifiers
Chapter 4. Disinformation Campaigns and the Potential of SNA
Chapter 5. Countering Disinformation
Chapter 6. Social Network Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of AI-Driven Disinformation
Chapter 7. The Machinery of Politics
Chapter 8. The Impact of Disinformation on Public Health
Chapter 9. The Future of Disinformation
Conclusion
