In your opinion, does the development of new online media, including online social media and the new technologies Industry 4.0 implemented into these media, including the use of artificial intelligence in these media, increase the issue of objectivity and transparency of information or rather generate more disinformation?
On the one hand, online social media, which has been developing for 2 decades now, is making a significant contribution to the development of remote online communication, social remote communication, open communication of sending content created on the fly, sending information to friends, promoting oneself and/or specific product or service offers, informal data transfer, expressing one's emotions in the information sent, including positive as well as negative emotions, and so on. In this way, online social media on a local, regional or global scale have also contributed to the objectification of information in the context of news reported in official, meanstream media. In this regard, online social media are fulfilling their role of social and objectification of media information both in countries with democratic power systems and in non-democratic, dictatorial power systems as long as they are not blocked and restricted by the power system.
On the other hand, there has long been a lot of fake news and disinformation in online social media, the transmission and forwarding by more Internet users of memes, posts, videos, banners, comments containing unverified, unconfirmed content, data and information. In addition, new ICT and Industry 4.0 information technologies, new versions of graphic and other applications are being used to generate disinformation. Also, cyber criminals and hackers breaking into social media user profiles, stealing sensitive data of social media users are also using new technologies. Recently, machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence technologies have also been used by cybercriminals and untrustworthy social media users to generate disinformation. As part of this, cybercriminals, hackers and unethical Internet users generating disinformation take advantage of security gaps in information systems, exploit diagnosed inadequacies in cyber security tools operating in the aforementioned social media sites. Thus, it is necessary to conduct relentless monitoring of information traffic on these portals, to identify cybercriminal, hacking, fake news and disinformation generating activities, and to improve cyber security systems, instruments, tools as efficiently and quickly as possible.
In view of the above, what prevails in recent times? Do new technologies rather help cyber criminals, hackers and foul Internet users generating disinformation, or do they rather help the development of social media portals and the improvement of cyber security systems?
In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
In your opinion, does the development of new online media, including online social media and the new technologies Industry 4.0 implemented into these media, including the use of artificial intelligence in these media, increase the issue of objectivity and transparency of information or rather generate more disinformation?
Does the development of online media increase the issue of objectivity and transparency of information or rather generate more disinformation?
What is your opinion on this topic?
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Dariusz Prokopowicz
Counting on your opinions, on getting to know your personal opinion, on a fair approach to the discussion of scientific issues, I deliberately used the phrase "in your opinion" in the question.
The above text is entirely my own work written by me on the basis of my research.
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It does both. The development of online media has democratised the media space. There is more access to information and there are many players. The tendency for media houses to distort information is minimized as they could be fact-checked and exposed by the public. However, the growth of online media has also witness the rise of unprofessional practices and voices. Everyone is now a journalist or blogger. It's now about sensationalism, number of followers, views, and monetization over objectivity and the quality of information.
I can't comment on the new technologies or Ai, but online media can certainly be used to successfully increase awareness of robust evidence on issues. If we do not support scientists and other experts to effectively communicate their findings broadly through online media and to deliver them into the conversations that are significant to dealing with the most critical issues facing our societies and planet, then we leave a void that will be filled by less robust content.
The long-established news media have for several years misled the populaces of countries about issues like climate change, covid and "who are bad countries". The general appearance is that the established media are controlled by a small quango (governments and billionaires?), whose interests they support. In the UK people say "is that true, or did you hear it on the BBC".
The internet has come to the rescue, and despite the risk of fake info being posted, is the main hope for democratic open progress. Wikipedia has suffered from some fixed-editing over the years, but still gives a brilliant service. Google shows a lot of signs of external influence.
@Darius
The discussion is largely a matter of perspective. In as much as the online media has promoted a more transparency leading to liberalisation of media space, its evolvement has caused more damages than good.
Citizen journalism is now a source of more concern to media practitioners because of its unbridled freedom and absolute lack of regulations.
Any operation that lacks coordinated framework is potentially a harm to the society if not immediately, at most, in the future.
Online media must be regulated.
@Jack Broughton No media from time immemorial is truly independent. The perception of their objectivity or subjectivity only depends on the degree of one's understanding of their reportage pattern especially when weighed around ideology.
Even New World Information Order (NWICO) could not proffer adequate solution to this imbalance. It's just wht it's.
Musliyu Raufu: You are correct that there is no true impartiality, that is not possible with many events and issues which are matters of opinion rather than fact. What has happened in recent years is that the editors of public media have been usurped by the owners and opinions expressed are less democratic. None of the western media have criticised the sham that is climate change propaganda, wonder why?
Any censorship of the internet needs to be done carefully: yes make obscene or violence support illegal, but do not allow the Fat Controller to stop debate.
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