Dezenformasyonla Mücadele Blok Zincir (Blockchain) Teknolojisi

Abstract

Çağımızda doğru habere ulaşmanın önündeki en büyük engellerin başında dezenformasyon gelmektedir. Bu sebeple dezenformasyonla mücadele noktasında pek çok çalışma yapılmaktadır. Ancak insan emeğine dayanan ve dolayısıyla hem maddi hem de zaman açısından maliyeti yüksek olan geleneksel yöntemlerin etkisi sorgulanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, geleneksel yöntemlere göre daha etkili olma kapasitesi taşıyan ve daha az maliyetli olan blok zincir teknolojisinin dezenformasyonla mücadele açısından potansiyelini tartışmaktır. Çalışma, blok zincir teknolojisinin; yanlış bilgi, sahte haber, manipülasyon ve propaganda gibi farklı dezenformasyon türlerinin önlenmesi ve yönetilmesinde sunduğu yenilikçi çözümlerin ne olduğu, yeni nesil dezenformasyon yöntemlerinin tespitinde hangi imkanları sunduğu ve geleneksel yöntemler ile hangi farklılıklara sahip olduğu sorularına odaklanmaktadır. Nitel yöntem, durum çalışması desenine göre tasarlanan çalışmada betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Blok zincir teknolojisinin; değiştirilemez, şeffaf ve merkeziyetsiz olması, verilerin dağıtık tutulması, akıllı sözleşmelerle yürümesi, kriptografik güvenlik ve konsensüs mekanizmasına sahip olması sebebiyle dezenformasyonla mücadelede geleneksel yöntemlere üstünlük sağlayabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

• Dezenformasyon
• Manipülasyon
• Blok zincir
• Haber doğrulama
• Enformasyon

Combaiting Disinformation with Blockchain Technology

Abstract

Disinformation is one of the biggest obstacles to accessing accurate news in our age. For this reason, many efforts are being made to combat disinformation. However, the effectiveness of traditional methods, which rely on human labor and are therefore costly in terms of both time and money, has been questioned. The aim of this study is to discuss the potential of blockchain technology, which has the capacity to be more effective and less costly than traditional methods, in terms of combating disinformation. The study focuses on the questions of what innovative solutions blockchain technology offers in preventing and managing different types of disinformation such as misinformation, fake news, manipulation and propaganda, what opportunities it offers in detecting new generation disinformation methods and what differences it has with traditional methods. Descriptive analysis method was used in the study designed according to qualitative method, case study design. It was concluded that blockchain technology can provide superiority over traditional methods in the fight against disinformation because it is unchangeable, transparent and decentralized, data is kept decentralized, it works with smart contracts, has cryptographic security and consensus mechanism

Keywords

• Disinformation
• Manipulation
• Blockchain
• Fact-checking
• Information

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