Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Tracing the Story of Psychological Targeting on Social Media
A rigorous assessment of whether psychological targeting on social media can influence our behavior has remained elusive. Until recently.
Sander van der Linden
Sander van der Linden is professor of social psychology in society at the University of Cambridge and a regular advisor to governments and social media companies on fighting misinformation. He is the author of Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity.
A New Way to Inoculate People Against Misinformation
A new set of online games holds promise for helping identify and prevent harmful misinformation from going viral.