Explore the complex world of online political advertising transparency in this Stanford seminar featuring Laura Edleson and Damon McCoy from New York University. Delve into user trust attacks, the exploitation of user trust, promotion of false beliefs, and commercial motivations behind political ads. Examine the evolution of these attacks and potential solutions, including transparency measures and Facebook's efforts. Learn about undisclosed coordinating pages, ad screening systems, and the Ad Observatory project. Gain insights into future solutions, including the application of Natural Language Processing in combating online political ad manipulation.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Who we are
What is a user trust attack
Exploiting user trust
Promotion of false beliefs
Commercial motivation
Targeting
Evolution of Attacks
Solutions
Transparency
Facebooks Transparency
Undisclosed Coordinating Pages
Ad Screening System
Ad Observatory
Ad Observatory Linear
Future Solutions
Natural Language Processing
Taught by
Stanford Online
