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Covid-19: What are the Drivers of the Islamophobic Infodemic Communications on social media

Covid-19：社交媒体上仇视伊斯兰的信息流行病传播的驱动因素是什么

基本信息

批准号：
ES/V004840/1
负责人：
Imran Awan
金额：
$ 14.97万
依托单位：
Birmingham City University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV004840%2F1
关键词：
Covid 19 What Drivers Islamophobic

项目摘要

There is a direct gap in understanding how conspiracy theories and miscommunication on social media sites is being used to create a Covid-19 'infodemic'. This is particularly relevant in the context of Muslim communities as members of the far-right are able to use irrational beliefs and fake news ideology to peddle hate, with such narratives quickly being able to penetrate the mainstream and become normalised. For example, one video shared on the social media site Telegram by the former leader of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson, alleges to show a group of Muslim men leaving a secret mosque in Birmingham to pray. West Midlands Police debunked this video as being fake as the Mosque had already been closed down. A number of similar examples show the rising tension of fear fake news creates and the implications for such information which risks alienating communities and can have a real significant offline effect where people become more insular. Understanding the drivers of such communication is critical to ensuring a more effective and trustworthy media source where complex information, can be used to aid policy-makers and the wider general public. This study will address this gap through our rich empirical data that can be used to highlight what law enforcement should do when confronting online conspiracy theories and offline attacks. The nature of such information is that it can spread quickly and our project will address the drivers of this and the perpetrators involved which will be significant for social media companies, the police, policy-makers and other key stakeholders. The current climate of conspiracy theories and racist 'infodemic' miscommunication on Covid-19 can have significant consequences when social distancing measures are lifted. Due to the nature of social media, and the range of social media comments and behaviour gathered, this project will be able to focus on national issues as we identify trigger events. The detail provided by the social media comments, including in some cases location (either explicitly in the social media comment, user profile, or comment meta-data), will allow for there to be a focus on certain regions with the UK, or countries as a whole. This may facilitate the tracking of and response to localised issues linked to Covid-19, extreme content and miscommunication.

人们对于社交媒体网站上的阴谋论和沟通不畅如何被用来制造 Covid-19“信息流行病”的理解存在直接差距。这在穆斯林社区的背景下尤其重要，因为极右翼成员能够利用非理性信仰和假新闻意识形态来兜售仇恨，此类叙事很快就能渗透主流并变得正常化。例如，英国国防联盟前领导人汤米·罗宾逊在社交媒体网站 Telegram 上分享的一段视频声称，一群穆斯林男子离开伯明翰的一座秘密清真寺去祈祷。西米德兰兹警方揭穿这段视频是假的，因为清真寺已经被关闭。许多类似的例子表明，假新闻造成的恐惧紧张局势不断加剧，以及此类信息的影响，这些信息可能会疏远社区，并可能产生真正显着的线下影响，使人们变得更加孤立。了解此类沟通的驱动因素对于确保更有效和更值得信赖的媒体来源至关重要，其中复杂的信息可用于帮助政策制定者和更广泛的公众。这项研究将通过我们丰富的经验数据来解决这一差距，这些数据可用于强调执法部门在面对在线阴谋论和线下攻击时应该采取的行动。此类信息的本质是它可以快速传播，我们的项目将解决其驱动因素和相关肇事者，这对于社交媒体公司、警察、政策制定者和其他主要利益相关者来说具有重要意义。当前关于 Covid-19 的阴谋论和种族主义“信息流行病”误解的气氛，在取消社交距离措施时可能会产生严重后果。由于社交媒体的性质以及收集的社交媒体评论和行为的范围，当我们确定触发事件时，该项目将能够关注国家问题。社交媒体评论提供的详细信息，包括在某些情况下的位置（在社交媒体评论、用户个人资料或评论元数据中明确显示），将允许关注英国的某些地区或整个国家。这可能有助于跟踪和响应与 Covid-19、极端内容和沟通不畅相关的局部问题。