The Law of Attention 2021-09-13by Jonathan WardenIn this article, I argue that we can apply game theory to explain and control the behaviors that dominate in an online community. Not only can game theory explain why misinformation and abuse are so common in social platforms, it can be used to design social platforms that will be filled with honest, informed, civil, and behavior.Read More...
Truthtelling Games 2021-09-12by Jonathan WardenIn this article, I will use game theory to explain why, under certain conditions, otherwise dishonest Internet people will behave with scrupulous honesty, and how social platforms can be intentionally engineered to create these conditions.Read More...
Give Truth the Advantage 2021-09-08by Jonathan WardenEveryone knows that the infamous social media algorithms promote the spread of false and misleading information on the Internet. But could they be engineered to do the opposite?Read More...