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Database to Track 'Suspicious Memes' on Twitter

posted by n1 on Tuesday August 26 2014, @04:48PM   
from the most-of-twitter-to-be-flagged dept.

PapayaSF writes:

The National Science Foundation is funding the “Truthy” database, intended to detect “false and misleading ideas,” "political smears," and other "social pollution” in online political activity. Researchers at Indiana University have received $919,917 (so far) for this project. The resulting open-source platform will be made publicly available, including via a web service open to the public for "monitoring trends, bursts, and suspicious memes.”

According to the grant, “This service could mitigate the diffusion of false and misleading ideas, detect hate speech and subversive propaganda, and assist in the preservation of open debate."

• We can't go on together (Score: 4, Funny) by MrGuy on Tuesday August 26 2014, @06:25PM

  by MrGuy (1007) on Tuesday August 26 2014, @06:25PM (#85823)

  With suspicious memes.

  Starting Score:	1		point
  Moderation		+2
  Funny=2, Total=2
  Extra 'Funny' Modifier		0
  Karma-Bonus Modifier		+1
  Total Score:		4