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Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of
Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU
member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Below we highlight the
headline results on (1) Prevalence of misinformation and (2) the
“misinformation premium” (interaction advantage of low-credibility sources),
with brief notes on (3) Monetisation and (4) Cross-platform aspects.
For methods, all figures, and country breakdowns, download the full report.
Key findings at a glance
* Prevalence: TikTok shows the highest prevalence of misinformation aggregated
across the four languages (~20% of exposure-weighted posts on public-interest
topics), followed by Facebook (~13%) and X/Twitter (~11%). Instagram and
YouTube are lower (~8%), and LinkedIn is lowest (~2%).
* Misinformation premium: Across most platforms, accounts that have repeatedly
shared misinformation receive significantly more interactions per post per 1
000 followers than high-credibility accounts; LinkedIn is the main exception.
* Monetisation: Platform-level transparency remains insufficient to quantify
payouts comparably across services; YouTube and Facebook allow partial
inferences, while other platforms require DSA Article 40 access to close
critical gaps.
* Cross-platform: Low-credibility actors maintain active presences across
multiple services, with higher relative attraction to X/Twitter and Facebook;
LinkedIn and Instagram are comparatively more favorable to high-credibility
actors in our dataset."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Cybersecurity: September 30, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-30-140072852
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
