What We’re Thinking

Integrity Institute members and staff are leading voices in the integrity field and bring years of technical expertise to tackling these problems. These posts represent their individual thoughts, analysis, and ideas about contemporary issues in the integrity space.

Why Is Instagram Search More Harmful Than Google Search?
Jeff Allen Jeff Allen

Why Is Instagram Search More Harmful Than Google Search?

An analysis of why Instagram search is more harmful than Google Search. We dive into how Instagram search is designed, compare to how Google Search is designed, and highlight how Instagram’s design choices lead to a less safe experience.

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Misinformation Amplification in the Nigerian Election
Jeff Allen Jeff Allen

Misinformation Amplification in the Nigerian Election

We have analyzed the misinformation amplification factor for Facebook and Twitter ahead of the Nigerian election. We find the trend we saw in the US, with both platforms significantly amplifying misinformation and Twitter more so than Facebook.

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Widely Viewed Content Report, 2022 Q3
Jeff Allen Jeff Allen

Widely Viewed Content Report, 2022 Q3

Reporting from the WSJ on internal discussions at Facebook show internally, Facebook considers the top content lists this quarter to have “no low quality content.” Contrary to that, we see little change in the number of posts that fail basic media literacy checks.

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Widely Viewed Content Report Analysis, Q2 2022
Jeff Allen Jeff Allen

Widely Viewed Content Report Analysis, Q2 2022

The Integrity Institutes analysis of Facebook's Widely Viewed Content Report for Q2 2022. We dig into the report to extract every possible insight and piece of data into how Facebook is performing and to what extent harmful or spammy content is making it to their top lists.

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