{"id":45523,"date":"2022-09-22T06:41:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?post_type=emagazine&#038;p=45523"},"modified":"2022-09-22T06:41:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:41:02","slug":"blockchain-fake-news-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"emagazine","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/blockchain-fake-news-misinformation\/45523\/","title":{"rendered":"How one high-tech solution is helping fight fake news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As ways to create and disseminate disinformation get more sophisticated and widely available, it\u2019s getting harder to tell fact and fiction. But the next version of the internet, Web3, might offer a \u2018force field\u2019 that could protect citizens from this troubling phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>Start-ups and established media companies are using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/category\/blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">blockchain<\/a> as part of solutions that aim to verify information and filter out false news. Is this what the world needs now, or could it open the door to even more disinformation?<\/p>\n<h2>Fakes harder to tell from reality<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s huge money and huge power in fake news. We\u2019ve seen it here in the US and around the world,\u201d says Jim Nasr, CEO of blockchain developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acoer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Acoer<\/a>. Acoer created blockchain-based news platform <a href=\"https:\/\/newshash.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NewsHash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s incredibly easy to manipulate news, and hard for many people to tell actual news from fabrication or propaganda.<\/p>\n<cite><p>Jim Nasr, CEO, Acoer<\/p><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<p>Disinformation can have far-reaching and sometimes dangerous impacts. We saw this over the pandemic years especially, with rampant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/stories-52731624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">covid-related medical disinformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-promo-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"o-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"o-col-12@sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"c-card c-card--link c-card--hor@xs c-card--small@xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__figure c-card__figure--small@xs c-card__figure--medium@sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/online-voting-digital-democracy\/37347\/\" class=\"c-card__figure-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/10\/16044143\/M187_Digital-voting-header-500x500.png\" class=\"attachment-card-default size-card-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"Person sits at a desktop computer ticking ballot boxes as if voting in an election, with a monitor shaped like a big padlock.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/10\/16044143\/M187_Digital-voting-header-500x500.png\" data-srcset=\"\" srcset=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__body  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"c-card__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__headline\">Related article<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/online-voting-digital-democracy\/37347\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Is digital voting secure enough for national elections?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"o-icon o-svg-icon o-svg-right\"><use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/kaspersky-emagazine\/assets\/sprite\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-long\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__desc \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As political engagement falls, technology keeps moving. Do recent digital voting innovations make it secure enough to bring the ballot box to voters?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"c-card__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-list-labels js-has-reading-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-list-labels__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/category\/blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Blockchain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"js-reading-time\"><\/span> min read<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"u-hidden js-reading-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith rising prices leading to political instability and voter turnout down around the globe, policymakers should also be asking how the can re-engage citizens in democracy.\r\n\r\nYou've probably not seen that question answered quite so cluelessly as my local council in the run-up to its 2019 election, by sticking giant poo emojis all over town. Surprise \u2013 it didn't work. Voter turnout fell six percentage points on the previous election.\r\n\r\nAmong the Facebook fury that called the poo emoji campaign tasteless and patronizing, a lone voice suggested another way to achieve the campaign's aim. \"I filled in my voting papers a couple of weeks ago, but it's sitting in its envelope still, ready to be posted. When I get the chance to swing by a post box, I will, but it's not something I do these days. Bring voting into the click-of-a-button digital world, and you will have voters.\"\r\n\r\nCould it possibly be that simple? Voter turnout is falling in almost every country \u2013 a trend that started around 1990. When we've fought life-and-death battles to vote, could inconvenience really put people off something so important? It's certainly plausible \u2013 \u00a0behavioral science shows small changes in environment can make a big difference to what people choose to do.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI asked democracy campaigners and commentators in several countries where they stand on digital voting. Do they think it will soon be feasible for national elections?\r\nProportional representation may be fairer, but does it get us voting?\r\nJosiah Mortimer of the UK Electoral Reform Society dismisses digital voting entirely. \"There are more pressing problems with the voting system than going to a polling station or getting a postal vote. Major privacy, accuracy and trust concerns have not been dealt with, and we feel the issue is a distraction from the real democratic crisis. The priority is ensuring every vote counts \u2013 in the UK by switching to proportional representation, modernizing voter registration and improving citizenship education.\"\r\n\r\nProportional representation describes any electoral system that ensures the proportion of representatives elected matches their party's share of the overall vote. That's distinct from non-proportional systems like first-past-the-post or electoral college, where winning certain areas can see a party less popular overall gaining power.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nProportional representation might make for fairer results, but could it reverse declining voter turnout? After New Zealand adopted proportional representation in 1993, voter turnout fell for many years, to an all-time low in 2011. Then, it started rising again, with their October 2020 election seeing the highest turnout in many years. Whatever drives New Zealand's election turn-out, there's more to it than proportional representation.\r\n\r\nFor its \"privacy, accuracy and trust\" concerns around digital voting, Electoral Reform Society pointed me to a 2015 article, Why we can't vote online. It describes designing online systems that match the secrecy, accuracy and verifiability of paper as \"incredibly hard,\" referencing flaws found in Estonia's election system in 2014.\r\n\r\nThe article's arguments may have been fair and accurate at the time, but what about today? Five years is a long time in technology, and in the number of eligible voters who expect to do everything digitally.\r\nBallot secrecy is the heart of the issue\r\nLawrence Norden, Director for Election Reform and Democracy at the US's Brennan Center for Justice, often writes on security and electronic voting. He's optimistic online voting could one day be secure enough to rely upon, but cautions against 'too much, too soon'. \"Election officials shouldn't be left on their own to figure out whether a system is secure and reliable. It is possible that one day, we can develop such a system. But currently, there are no generally accepted benchmarks to evaluate the security of online voting pilots.\"\r\n\r\nNorden places safeguarding electronic voting suppliers in his top two priorities. \"We need a federal certification framework for election system vendors and their products. Hackers targeted vendors in 2016. We have little insight into vendors' internal cybersecurity practices, who works for them and who owns them. This is more of a security risk than we should be willing to accept.\" This makes sense, given supply chain attacks are common.\r\n\r\nNorden thinks ballot secrecy is the big challenge for voting online. \"When we rely on software to provide us with election totals, as in the US, we must have a way to confirm the totals are accurate. The best way, while maintaining ballot secrecy, is to check the paper record against the electronic totals. There is no such record in paperless electronic machines or online ballots. If a hacker changes a vote transmitted over the internet, we might not know.\"\r\n\r\nNorden highlights voters can still do a lot to protect their vote from cyberattack. \"They should check their voter registration online. They could volunteer to work on election day. They can learn the rules for how and when to vote early \u2013 the earlier people vote, the less chance a cyberattack can interfere with their ability to cast a ballot that will count.\"\r\nWhat does secure digital voting look like?\r\nDr. Muhammad Rizwan Asghar, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, is another frequent commentator on digital voting. Does he think online voting could be secure enough to be the election standard sooner, later or never?\r\n\r\n\"One might argue if Estonia can do online voting, any country can, but this might not be true. There have been reported vulnerabilities on the voter and voting server ends. Even if we assume there are no issues with existing online voting systems, Estonia is a tech-oriented country with a population of just 1.3 million.\r\n\r\n\"Addressing security risk for online voting means mitigating cybersecurity challenges at the user, communication and server levels. An online voting system needs a form of vote integrity, so votes can be tallied while ensuring voter privacy. Cryptographic schemes achieve this. Each voter encrypts her vote. Using a public bulletin board, voters can see the votes they cast. Once all the votes are cast, they're summed using homomorphic encryption, then the final sum decrypted. The decryption key is split among a set of trusted authorities who must collaborate to reveal the final result. It's promising, but not enough on its own.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSome cybersecurity experts say there will never be anything safer than in-person voting with paper slips, but Dr. Asghar points out, \"Each approach has its issues. In paper-based elections, people can be prevented from reaching polling booths. They can be harassed or coerced. A returning officer can spoil ballots. We can address most of these concerns using online voting. It could also make voting more accessible and help get results faster. But recent reports show voting servers are an attractive target for state-sponsored attackers. They can make servers unavailable using Denial of Service (DoS) or Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks.\"\r\n\r\nWhat should any authority considering online voting learn from Estonia? \"Estonia has made their system's source code public to foster trust and minimize the potential attack surface. They have internet and computer training programs for voters. If a voter has been coerced, they can go back later and change their vote or even vote in person on election day.\"\r\n\r\nDespite his optimism for the future of online voting, Dr. Asghar says it's hard to imagine online voting being ready for national-level elections in the next few years. \"Not only is developing the system highly challenging, there must also be training in how to use it.\"\r\n\r\n\r\nHow will we come to trust digital voting?\r\nBritish political philosopher Baroness Onora O'Neill speaks in her lecture series, A Question of Trust, of how public institutions should aim, rather than to be trusted, to be trustworthy. She argues it is being trustworthy that creates trust.\r\n\r\nThe same may be true of electronic voting. For the public to trust it, it must prove itself trustworthy. Many of the risks of digital voting exist with paper-based voting and are as hard to detect in that setting. Secure, digital voting would offer voters protection paper cannot.\r\n\r\nThe Brennan Center's Lawrence Norden makes sense when he says digital democracy shouldn't be rushed. But it seems high time to trial digital voting alongside existing options for lower-risk, local elections.\r\n\r\nIn the face of plummeting voter engagement and global recession, the need to re-engage voters can't be put aside \u2013 trust in government depends on it. Policymakers must acknowledge technology has changed everything about how voters live. It must inevitably change how we vote.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<p>Tommaso Canetta, vice director of Italian fact-checking agency <a href=\"https:\/\/pagellapolitica.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pagella Politica<\/a>, says how false news spreads is \u201cever-changing. It can [come from] and go in every direction \u2013 from traditional to online media to politicians, or the other way around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 2020 Reuters report found <a href=\"https:\/\/reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/DNR_2020_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">over 56 percent of <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/DNR_2020_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">internet users are worried if they can tell fake from real online<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/danielle_citron_how_deepfakes_undermine_truth_and_threaten_democracy\/footnotes?rid=hfiwbE8AmQN4&amp;utm_source=recommendation&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=explore&amp;utm_term=watchNow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018deepfakes<\/a>\u2018 \u2013 highly realistic looking audio, video and photos created using AI \u2013 further muddy the waters.<\/p>\n<h2>A technological solution for filtering out fakes?<\/h2>\n<p>Blockchain could create a \u2018built-in truth index\u2019 for the internet, effectively labeling and verifying each piece of information, creating a sort of watermark for authenticity. Used the right way, this could help people be sure news and media they receive are real.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s complicated. Using blockchain in journalism might solve some problems but create others. For example, it may trigger more sophisticated disinformation, poor transparency or a single company like Meta (formerly Facebook) dominating the industry.<\/p>\n<h3>What is blockchain?<\/h3>\n<p>Blockchain stores information as blocks added in chronological order to a virtual \u2018chain,\u2019 stored securely and permanently. Once added to the chain, blocks are hard to change.<\/p>\n<p>Well-known blockchain platforms like Bitcoin and Ethereum use it to store financial transaction information, but the technology can also store and distribute news.<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain-based news platforms provide a secure and decentralized way to store verified information, which cannot be changed \u2013 like putting a digital watermark on verified news stories. Initiatives like the now-defunct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/07\/18\/blockchain-media-startup-civil-doing-what.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Civil<\/a> for journalism, <a href=\"https:\/\/steemit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Steemit<\/a> for social media and <a href=\"https:\/\/truepic.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Truepic<\/a> for photo and video let publishers permanently link verified information to content in a blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>New York Times is also developing a blockchain-news platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsprovenanceproject.com\/insights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Provenance Project<\/a>. Fighting a powerful form of disinformation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/rating\/miscaptioned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">miscaptioning \u2013 real photos or videos described in misleading ways<\/a> \u2013 the project uses blockchain to permanently attach context (like who shot the film or image, when and where) to media.<\/p>\n<p>Acoer\u2019s NewsHash works by giving an article an <a href=\"https:\/\/hackernoon.com\/cryptographic-hashing-c25da23609c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">encrypted hash<\/a> (a unique string of characters) containing metadata added by the publisher, like the author\u2019s name and a publication identification number. \u201cIf the article changes in any way \u2013 even the most minuscule change \u2013 we can tell,\u201d says CEO Nasr. \u201cAnd all in real-time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Readers can scan a QR code, which consults the blockchain to check whether an article or video is real. Nasr\u2019s company also assigns \u2018confidence scores,\u2019 rating information\u2019s authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>But while blockchain-based platforms can help protect against doctored images or false news pretending to be from a reputed source, they may also create new problems.<\/p>\n<h2>But what\u2019s further up the chain?<\/h2>\n<p>Technologies chasing a disinformation-free internet can backfire by encouraging more sophisticated disinformation or offering different versions of \u2018the truth.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Blockchain stores information in a way that\u2019s hard to tamper with without approval from all participating members or \u2018nodes.\u2019 But who do we trust to enter information into the blockchain?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nasr says there are blind spots when publishing a completed news article on the blockchain because there are many places data can come from. The immutable nature of blockchain also means it may become harder to correct inadvertent errors in published material, making journalism as a whole seem like a less trustworthy source.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue is the potential for centralization \u2013 a single platform or business may start to dominate the news. \u201cIt\u2019s easy for an AI algorithm or company to become a centralized location for everything. It\u2019s like the internet \u2013 the idea is great, but we now have four companies [Meta, Amazon, Apple and Google] dominating it,\u201d says Nasr. \u201cThat\u2019s why we use a public ledger, instead of specific tools or proprietary algorithms, to [let readers] interrogate how we\u2019re getting there.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The first and second lines of defense aren\u2019t technology<\/h2>\n<p>With advances in AI, video and image editing software, tools for spreading disinformation will improve. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cQ54GDm1eL0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deepfake videos<\/a> have already <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikaelThalen\/status\/1504123674516885507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1504123674516885507%7Ctwgr%5Ea84cfa5d6fb81b980bc15abdd075c0c00afb47a4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creativebloq.com%2Ffeatures%2Fdeepfake-examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fooled internet users<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BypkGIvFfGZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=d10ed3af-28c0-4cd7-8d29-d6e93c2b632a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">many times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the progress of fact-checking and technological tools to fight disinformation, we\u2019ll also see more complex disinformation,\u201d says Canetta.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a paradox in journalism requiring trust, while blockchain seeks to eliminate the need for trust. \u201cJournalism is built around gatekeeping. You need someone to approve a story before it goes online \u2013 a hierarchy or system in place to ensure quality,\u201d says Walid Al-Saqaf, former journalist and senior lecturer in media technology and journalism at S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Sweden. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>But the notion of Bitcoin and the original blockchain was that you don\u2019t need trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canetta believes awareness and media literacy are the first and second lines of defense in fighting disinformation. He feels blockchain journalism isn\u2019t a silver bullet because \u201cmisinformation is not just an online phenomenon. We must teach school children that while they have access to unlimited information, not all of it is true or accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Using blockchain to secure other information<\/h2>\n<p>Decentralized platforms like blockchain have many applications, like more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reworked.co\/digital-workplace\/how-blockchain-is-progressing-in-the-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">secure communication between organizations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/execed.economist.com\/blog\/industry-trends\/5-applications-blockchain-your-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">facilitating payroll<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/10414-blockchain-business-uses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">making auditing easier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Start-ups are working on blockchain systems that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/blockchain-ethical-claims-validation\/37127\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">authenticate supply chains<\/a>, enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/online-voting-digital-democracy\/37347\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">digital voting<\/a>, create and implement smart contracts and more. Within companies, blockchain can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/brittany-kaiser-data-privacy\/38362\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">secure data<\/a> and make sure digital communications aren\u2019t altered.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not failsafe. For example, an unauthorized user can access a blockchain with a stolen password. And although it would require significant resources, it\u2019s possible to take over a whole blockchain and force a change.<\/p>\n<p>As blockchain evolves, so will ways to hack into it. Keeping systems updated and secure, and following security best practice will remain crucial to safer business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misinformation and disinformation spread like wildfire online, causing big real-world impacts. 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