University of Michigan: Social Media Bans, Restrictions Have Mixed Impact on Potential Misinformation Following Capitol Riot
January 23, 2021
January 23, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
The amount of potential misinformation was impacted on at least one social media platform following actions to suspend or shut down thousands of accounts, including President Donald Trump's, following the Capitol riot Jan. 6, according to a University of Michigan measure of iffy content.
Between Jan. 5 and Jan. 13, the U-M Center for Social Media Responsibility's Iffy Quotient . . .
The amount of potential misinformation was impacted on at least one social media platform following actions to suspend or shut down thousands of accounts, including President Donald Trump's, following the Capitol riot Jan. 6, according to a University of Michigan measure of iffy content.
Between Jan. 5 and Jan. 13, the U-M Center for Social Media Responsibility's Iffy Quotient . . .