Public Empowerment and Correction of Misinformation under the
Effect of Social Media -- Take Twitter as an Example

Yue Liu

doi:10.18686/ahe.v7i21.9542

Public Empowerment and Correction of Misinformation under the Effect of Social Media -- Take Twitter as an Example

Yue Liu

Abstract

Each iteration and upgrade of mobile communication technology is considered an epochal leap, bringing about dramatic changes
in the field of communication. From simple SMS text to graphic text, from social networking sites to social media, the changing shape of
the media has created a whole new business of the media industry. Technology empowerment and the development of the media industry
are closely intertwined. Technology is breaking the media industry's information monopoly and changing the communication landscape in
the form of "empowerment". By analyzing two media events, this paper aims to verify whether social media provides new ways of empowering the public and correcting misinformation, thus breaking the monopoly of information in the media industry, changing the
communication landscape, and providing an innovative impetus for changes in the communication system.

Keywords

Public empowerment; Correction of misinformation; Twitter; Social media; Reshape context

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i21.9542

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