Disruptive Information on Social Media: A Perspective of Information and Communications Technology Processing

The word “Disruptive” is a very popular word in science and technology at present. Undoubtedly, Disruptive Information also has been changed into a very important conception in the Information and Communications Technology. Every second, a huge amount of data information is coming from the social media of the mobile terminals. Misinformation, disinformation, mal-information, anti-information, fake news and other disruptive information fill social media. As a result, governments, social communities, economic groups and individuals are scattering rich, colorful and disruptive information on social media and portal websites, which have profound economic, political, cultural, social and historical implications. The wide spread of disruptive information on social media would lead to various characteristics mixing up true or false, intentional or unintentional information. Disruptive information, as a very powerful resilience, could not only greatly stimulate the participants' imagination, cohesion, mobility and creativity, but also easily affect their judgment and understanding. Furthermore, disruptive information could also cause belief and trust crisis, leading to blind obedience, confusion, and mental breakdown. This research shows that it is very necessary to establish a traceable identification system, setting an early warning mechanism, publishing special disruptive information report, so as to improve the reporting system of social media platform.