IGF 2025

In recent years, a large amount of disinformation and misinformation has appeared on the Internet.
Even though fact-checking efforts are growing more widespread every year, it is very hard to confirm the accuracy of all information, which makes it difficult to know what to believe. In the long term, this can also lead one astray, and democracy itself may be in danger.
In addition to filtering bubbles and echo chambers, dark patterns are increasingly frequently used in website and application of their User interfaces (UIs) to purposefully mislead or cause users to take harmful behaviors.
Preconceptions (assumptions and prejudices) lead people to make erroneous decisions, a psychological phenomena known as cognitive bias.
If these become widespread without any countermeasures, four types of losses are likely to occur: economic loss, intellectual loss, social loss, and psychological loss.
If we do not guarantee a certain level of reliability in the information, we will not be able to prevent these four losses and, more generally, we will not be able to maintain a democracy that depends on making decisions based on information from the street, just as laws on weights and measures have been established in many countries around the world to ensure equity in dealings, safety, and international mutual understanding. We fear that democracy will become unsustainable since it forces individuals to rely on their decisions on information they find on the street.
Of course, it is impossible to obtain absolutely accurate information.
We are aware, nevertheless, that providing such "standards," etc., is quite challenging. In this session, we would want to present the Web credibility assessment challenge that we are attempting to begin in Japan and offer a forum for information sharing and solidarity with others around the world who are worried about related issues.1) If the online speakers wish to provide remarks, the moderator will carefully review their work.
2)Communicate with participants online and onsite by preparing presentation materials with easy-to-understand charts, etc.
3)Function of ZOOM. And, in some cases, online surveys, etc.

Speakers:
Masaaki Miyagawa, Guardian Information Governance Organization, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific
Shino Uenuma, Lawyer, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific