What We’re Thinking
Integrity Institute members and staff are leading voices in the integrity field and bring years of technical expertise to tackling these problems. These posts represent their individual thoughts, analysis, and ideas about contemporary issues in the integrity space.
Widely Viewed Content Report, 2022 Q3
Reporting from the WSJ on internal discussions at Facebook show internally, Facebook considers the top content lists this quarter to have “no low quality content.” Contrary to that, we see little change in the number of posts that fail basic media literacy checks.
Preventing and Reacting to Burnout: A Guide for Integrity, Trust & Safety Workers and Managers
Integrity Institute members Alice Hunsberger, Kristen Murdock, and Jen Weedon offer their guide to preventing & reacting to burnout – an issue that impacts many working professionals but may hit those working in integrity, trust & safety especially hard.
Misinformation Amplification Analysis in the US Midterm Elections
For the 2022 US midterm elections, we have been tracking how misinformation is amplified on large platforms to show how much additional engagement one should expect to get on the platforms for posting misinformation.
Misinformation Amplification Analysis and Tracking Dashboard
We are tracking how misinformation performs on platforms to measure the extent to which platforms are amplifying misinformation, and the extent to which they are creating an incentive structure that rewards lies and misinformation online.
Middleware and the Customization of Content Moderation
Explaining middleware, a new approach to content moderation that puts power back in the hands of users
Widely Viewed Content Report Analysis, Q2 2022
The Integrity Institutes analysis of Facebook's Widely Viewed Content Report for Q2 2022. We dig into the report to extract every possible insight and piece of data into how Facebook is performing and to what extent harmful or spammy content is making it to their top lists.
The Hidden Economy of Spam
Social Spam is backed by a microcosm of the modern economy. In order to understand this world, I infiltrated one of the largest communities for spammers with my real Facebook account. Here’s what I learned.
How User Content Creation Changes the Impact of Social Media Enforcement
When studying content and behavior violations on platforms, different surfaces with equal numbers of consumers are not necessarily alike