crowdsourcing
Definition
Crowdsourcing refers to the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by asking for contributions from a group, especially from an online community, rather than from traditional suppliers. In the context of misinformation prevention, crowdsourcing interventions leverage laypeople's collective judgments to help identify and fact-check misleading content. When crowds are politically heterogeneous, include sufficient numbers of independent evaluators, and responses are aggregated appropriately, crowdsourced knowledge can help people discern content veracity and provide a scalable layer of content moderation.
Sources: Pretus et al. (2024)
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Applications
Crowdsourcing and Partisan Misinformation
Crowdsourcing interventions are designed specifically to combat partisan misinformation by leveraging collective judgments to identify misleading content. The approach provides a multi-layered content moderation strategy where aggregated judgments from diverse groups can help identify misleading information.
Sources: Pretus et al. (2024)
Crowdsourcing and Political Polarization
Crowdsourcing interventions must navigate the challenges of political polarization. Political heterogeneity in crowds is important for the effectiveness of crowdsourcing approaches in polarized environments.
Sources: Pretus et al. (2024)
Crowdsourcing and Social Media Content Moderation
Crowdsourcing interventions can be implemented on social media platforms as a content moderation approach that relies on laypeople's collective judgments.
Sources: Pretus et al. (2024)
