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.

Karan Lala 2/23/23 Karan Lala 2/23/23

Let Section 230 Stay

Integrity Institute fellow Karan Lala argues that the nature of the internet makes moderating every bit of speech impossible. Holding platforms responsible for every dangerous statement that slips through their nets will have a ruinous chilling effect on modern discourse.

Jeff Allen 2/22/23 Jeff Allen 2/22/23

Misinformation Amplification in the Nigerian Election

We have analyzed the misinformation amplification factor for Facebook and Twitter ahead of the Nigerian election. We find the trend we saw in the US, with both platforms significantly amplifying misinformation and Twitter more so than Facebook.

Jeff Allen 12/15/22 Jeff Allen 12/15/22

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.

Multiple Authors 12/9/22 Multiple Authors 12/9/22

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.

Jeff Allen 11/3/22 Jeff Allen 11/3/22

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.

Jeff Allen 10/13/22 Jeff Allen 10/13/22

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.

Maggie Engler 9/1/22 Maggie Engler 9/1/22

Middleware and the Customization of Content Moderation

Explaining middleware, a new approach to content moderation that puts power back in the hands of users

Jeff Allen 8/26/22 Jeff Allen 8/26/22

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.