Pathway to a Human-Values Based Approach to Tackle Misinformation Online

Echoing what matters to us, our values pervade the criteria we apply in the judgment of the information we receive on social media when assigning to it a degree of relevance. In this era of “fake-news”, understanding how the values of a social group influence perception and intentions for sharing pieces of (mis)information can reveal critical aspects for socio-technical solutions to mitigate misinformation spreading. This particular study contrasts the reasoning of a group in the United Kingdom and another in Brazil when judging and valuating the same set of headlines. The results confirm the influence of dominant values in the group in the interpretation of the headlines and potential motivations for sharing them, pointing out directions to advance with the human values-based approach to fight misinformation

Designing An Idtv Application In A Situated Scenario: A Participatory Approach Based On Patterns

Interactive Digital TV (iDTV) applications suffer with problems that are inherent to the technology and their social aspects. In addition, theoretical and practical references for designing iDTV applications are not easily found. In this sense, designing for iDTV has become an increasingly complex activity. In this paper, we propose three participatory practices for supporting a situated design and evaluation of iDTV applications. The practices were articulated in a situated design process conducted inside a Brazilian TV company. The approach favored the participation of important stakeholders, supporting different design activities: from design ideas to the creation and evaluation of an interactive prototype. The results suggest the practices' usefulness for supporting design activities, indicate the benefits of a situated and participatory approach for iDTV applications, and may inspire researchers and designers in other contexts.22734136