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Investigating the Impact of Social Media Verification Policy Changes on User Trust

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Overview

Watch a 12-minute conference presentation from SOUPS 2024 exploring how changes in social media verification policies affect user perceptions of verified accounts. Delve into findings from a U.S. Census-representative survey that examines user understanding of verification policy changes across platforms, particularly focusing on Twitter/X's shift to a less rigorous process. Learn how most users recognize Twitter/X's policy changes but often still believe the platform verifies true identities, while awareness of Facebook's verification changes remains lower. Discover insights about how verification differences between platforms don't significantly impact users' assessment of content credibility. Explore research findings on hypothetical verification policies, revealing that users find posts more credible when verification is limited to notable accounts and requires government document review, while showing strong opposition to paid verification despite it not affecting credibility judgments.

Syllabus

SOUPS 2024 - "I can say I'm John Travolta...but I'm not John Travolta": Investigating the Impact of

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