Focus on Features
A project of the Integrity Institute
Harm Motivation:
Ideological
Definition:
Motivated by religious, political, or other deeply-held beliefs.
Motivates Harms
Blackmail
Using threats of disclosure to coerce a victim.
Election Misinformation
Incorrect information about the mechanics of an election that can cause viewers to be disenfranchised.
Health Misinformation
Inaccurate claims, unsupported opinions or conspiracy theories about health that cause personal and public health harms.
Violent Extremism
Content that supports motivated acts of violence as means to achieve political, religious, or social objectives.
Coordinated Inauthentic Activity
Manipulating online platforms through coordinated creation of inaccurate data.
Location Misuse
Malicious use of geo-location data to stalk, harass, or harm.
Trolling
Posting disingenuous provocative messages to intentional elicit emotional reactions.
Hate Speech
Explicitly advocating violence, discrimination, or prejudice toward individuals or groups based on immutable characteristics.
Discrimination
Targeting or excluding individuals in online spaces based on a protected or immutable characteristic.
Political Misinformation
Spreading false or misleading information to influence political attitudes and outcomes.
Echo Chamber
The unconscious tendency for people to surround themselves with media that align with their existing views.
Manipulated Media / Deep Fakes
Inauthentic media that passes itself off as authentic.
Feedback bombing
Attempting to manipulate perception of an entity through large volumes of inauthentic feedback.
Harassment / Cyberbullying
Unwanted and repeated behavior that threatens, annoys, or intimidates a victim.
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