I think the more views, the more trustworthy they are.
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:33 am
Some respondents said they had already looked at comments to identify the reliability of information. These comments also allow users to form a general opinion on the quality of information on the platform. One respondent said he had heard a lot of criticism about Facebook , which led him to think that the platform was “ not that reliable .” Ranking content popularity based on “likes” and other Facebook metrics like video views, for some, creates a sense of trust. Previous research has also shown that there is a ripple effect in news evaluation, with people tending to be influenced by the reactions of others, as Douglas points out: "I see there are a high number of views.
For some respondents, verified account labels make information twitter data more trustworthy. It should be noted, however, that according to Facebook , these labels only indicate that the page is authentic and do not allow for assessing the reliability of the content. Facebook 's warning labels - intended to indicate content that may be unreliable - also have an impact on user trust, but not always in the way expected. Some study participants, who have a strong distrust of traditional media, may have developed a feeling of distrust towards Facebook with the development of this feature: “I know Facebook recently started doing this thing where when you get your news, and it says ‘Russian Controlled State News’ or something like that.
I think it was inthenews.com8 that came up, it was ‘sponsored by Russia’, and I was like, should I not trust them because they’re Russian, or should I not trust Facebook because it says it’s Russian?” – Lucas WhatsApp Similar to Facebook , WhatsApp users acknowledged turning to their peer groups to judge the reliability of information. For some respondents, particularly in India and Brazil, users are often part of dozens of groups, some of which involve people they do not know personally. As a result, information circulating in these WhatsApp groups is evaluated differently depending on what users think of other members of the group: “I value my family and friends the most, but not my band or sari sellers… I don’t trust anything” – Padma WhatsApp allows for a wide variety of message formats to be shared.
For some respondents, verified account labels make information twitter data more trustworthy. It should be noted, however, that according to Facebook , these labels only indicate that the page is authentic and do not allow for assessing the reliability of the content. Facebook 's warning labels - intended to indicate content that may be unreliable - also have an impact on user trust, but not always in the way expected. Some study participants, who have a strong distrust of traditional media, may have developed a feeling of distrust towards Facebook with the development of this feature: “I know Facebook recently started doing this thing where when you get your news, and it says ‘Russian Controlled State News’ or something like that.
I think it was inthenews.com8 that came up, it was ‘sponsored by Russia’, and I was like, should I not trust them because they’re Russian, or should I not trust Facebook because it says it’s Russian?” – Lucas WhatsApp Similar to Facebook , WhatsApp users acknowledged turning to their peer groups to judge the reliability of information. For some respondents, particularly in India and Brazil, users are often part of dozens of groups, some of which involve people they do not know personally. As a result, information circulating in these WhatsApp groups is evaluated differently depending on what users think of other members of the group: “I value my family and friends the most, but not my band or sari sellers… I don’t trust anything” – Padma WhatsApp allows for a wide variety of message formats to be shared.