United Nations proposes social media guidelines after survey finds 85% of people worry about online disinformation

A hot potato: Do you worry about the impact of online disinformation? According to a global survey by the United Nations, it’s something that 85% of people are concerned about, slightly less than the 87% of those who believe it has already harmed their country’s politics. The UN’s culture body, Unesco, commissioned a survey by Ipsos that involved 8,000 people in 16 countries due to hold elections next year, including Austria, Croatia, the US, Algeria, Mexico, Ghana, and India. The report highlights the growing importance of social media as a daily source of information over the last 15 years. On…