Information Monitoring System and Method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for: identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network; and mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.
1 . A computer-implemented method executed on a computing device comprising:
identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network; and.
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining the publisher of the undesirable information.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
delegitimizing the original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes one or more of:
delegitimizing the undesirable information; and
outcompeting the undesirable information via automated posting.
11 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network; and.
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.
12 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.
13 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.
14 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining the publisher of the undesirable information.
15 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
16 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
17 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.
18 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.
19 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
delegitimizing the original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.
20 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes one or more of:
delegitimizing the undesirable information; and
outcompeting the undesirable information via automated posting.
21 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network; and.
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.
22 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.
23 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.
24 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining the publisher of the undesirable information.
25 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
26 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.
27 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the flow of information across a communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.
28 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.
29 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
delegitimizing the original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.
30 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes one or more of:
delegitimizing the undesirable information; and
outcompeting the undesirable information via automated posting.