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• Our research suggests the spread of misinformation on social media is part of the problem.
• For example, we showed participants misinformation claiming that the “Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines”.
• As misinformation continues to shape public debate, the repercussions of a highly polarised society, including
  political gridlock and social unrest are increasingly felt.
• It is a complex problem that needs a multifaceted solution that includes changing how we engage with information.

Misinformation from political elites

• Although misinformation often originates from individuals and private citizens, public figures and political elites also spread misinformation and fuel political polarisation.
• Public figures and political elites may wield even greater influence as they are often perceived as trusted sources.

The media are in on it too

• Information from partisan media outlets might not be strictly false, but these outlets often skew their reports to disparage opposing viewpoints.
• In the United States, extreme partisan viewpoints are expressed by media outlets such as Breitbart and AlterNet.
• In Australia, many media outlets overwhelmingly express conservative or liberal viewpoints too.

What does that mean for Australians?

• The choices made by citizens during this referendum could be heavily swayed by the information they consume on social media platforms.
• This means awareness around these dynamics and fundamental change in how we consume information has never been more important.

What next, then?

• Curbing political polarisation needs to come from a variety of stakeholders, including social media platforms, policymakers, and educators.
• Social media platforms have implemented many changes throughout the years.

We need to change too

• Social media users need to use their greater awareness around misinformation to change how they consume and engage with information.
• This change can include consuming less content but engaging more critically with it and relying on multiple sources.
• Such tools include, for example, X’s community notes feature, which allows users to see or provide additional context to information they encounter.

• AlterNET Studio 8.0 brings improvements in the following areas:
  AlterNET Studio now supports Visual Studio 2002 and .NET 6.0 for all our component libraries.
• Demo-projects are distributed with the source code that can target different .NET Frameworks via our multi-targeted NuGet packages.
• Python scripting and debugging now supports Python 3.7 language specification, and allows using popular third-party libraries like NumPy and pandas.
• WinForms Form Designer now works under .NET Core 6 and can serialize its content to IronPython code-behind files.

• DALLAS, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) today announced executing a new agreement substantially expanding the company's overall electric vehicle ecosystem vision and strategy.
• The multitiered deal includes a new strategic investment into ALYI with a structure that management views as a confirmation of ALYI's current value potential.
• The investment structure also introduces an opportunity to substantially contribute to ALYI's balance sheet over the next year.
• Details regarding the deal are intended to be disclosed in the subsequent events section of the pending ALYI FY2020 annual report.

• Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - January 7, 2021) - Alternet Systems (OTC Pink: ALYI) classically designed ReVolt EV motorcycle can contribute to a breakout year for the Company.
• Specifically, the ReVolt EV is being positioned to earn a substantial share of the African ride-share (boda-boda) motorcycle taxi market.
• The Company announced late last year that they have received pre-orders for 2000 of the ReVolt EV bikes.
• The Greenlight interview can be viewed read in its entirety at the following link below:
  Executive Spotlight: Alternet Systems ReVolt EV Motorcycle Nears Production; CEO Explains How It Could Impact His Company
  To learn more and keep up with the latest updates at Alternet Systems, Inc., visit https://www.alternetsystems.com/ .