Critical ignoring

Critical ignoring is the practice of deliberately choosing not to engage with information that is irrelevant, misleading, or unreliable. It has been proposed as a way to manage information overload and reduce the influence of misinformation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Evenstein Sigalov, Shani; Tsybulsky, Dina (16 January 2026). "Critical ignoring reimagined: insights from STEM digital curation on Wikimedia platforms". Smart Learning Environments. 13 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/s40561-026-00432-6. ISSN 2196-7091.
↑ Lewandowsky, Stephan; Hertwig, Ralph (December 2025). "Critical ignoring when information abundance is detrimental to democracy". Current Opinion in Psychology. 66 102128. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102128. ISSN 2352-2518. PMID 40803080.
↑ Kerbl, Linda; Rahwan, Zoe; Hertwig, Ralph; Ciranka, Simon (December 2025). "More than incurious: the development of deliberate ignorance". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 29 (12): 1083–1085. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2025.09.015. ISSN 1879-307X. PMID 41076380.

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[Evenstein2026-1] Evenstein Sigalov, Shani; Tsybulsky, Dina (16 January 2026). "Critical ignoring reimagined: insights from STEM digital curation on Wikimedia platforms". Smart Learning Environments. 13 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/s40561-026-00432-6. ISSN 2196-7091.

[Lewandowsky2025-2] Lewandowsky, Stephan; Hertwig, Ralph (December 2025). "Critical ignoring when information abundance is detrimental to democracy". Current Opinion in Psychology. 66 102128. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102128. ISSN 2352-2518. PMID 40803080.

[Kerbl2025-3] Kerbl, Linda; Rahwan, Zoe; Hertwig, Ralph; Ciranka, Simon (December 2025). "More than incurious: the development of deliberate ignorance". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 29 (12): 1083–1085. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2025.09.015. ISSN 1879-307X. PMID 41076380.

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