Auto-Generated Content Quiz

On most platforms, features are enabled by default. Though this paradigm is common, it needn't be the default. Gating access to features based on demonstration of some capability has the capacity to select for that capability in the actions that get executed on a platform.

As one example, imagine a re-share button on a social media post that started off greyed out. If the user clicks it, they learn that they first have to read the article, and only then can they re-share the content. The user clicks on the link, and visits the article page. When returning to the platform, if the user presses the re-share button again, they're prompted with a 2-3 question multiple-choice quiz about the content they just read. It could be generated through any number of AI tools in rapidly accelerating use today. If the user gets the question right, the post editor pops up and they can re-share, otherwise they're encouraged go back to the article and guess again.

This would be annoying for users habituated to the current model for re-sharing content. However, a platform designed from scratch with this kind of "real information ethos" baked into it might be more successful, both at encouraging re-shares (as a more merit based signal of knowledge) and likely at limiting the spread of misinformation.