Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 13/11/2018 - 09:47
"The goal of these research awards is to facilitate high quality, external research on these topics by academics and experts."
The Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab has been awarded the WhatsApp Research Award for Social Science and Misinformation. Sander van der Linden is the Principal Investigator and Jon Roozenbeek is co-investigator on the award along with Gates PhD student Melisa Basol.
The Award represents the highest quality projects across several relevant research areas. We understand misinformation to be a complex problem that lies at the intersection of human psychology, civil society, and technology. The idea is to help WhatsApp understand the ways that rumours and fake news spread on its platform.
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"We are very honoured to have received this award and look forward to partnering with WhatsApp to tackle the spread of misinformation in society" - Sander Van der Linden
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The Wired Magazine has covered the award where Sander van der Linden has shared some pieces of information. Find out more about.
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| “WhatsApp is looking forward to working with the research team from the University of Cambridge. The consequences of misinformation are real and we know this is a long-term challenge that requires action from civil society, government, and technology companies. The independent research conducted by The Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, University of Cambridge, will make a meaningful contribution to how we build WhatsApp for the years to come.” - Mrinalini Rao, WhatsApp Research Team |
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More details on WhatsApp webpage