Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy

doi:10.1017/9781839700422

It would be pleasant to think that democracies will always wake up to their threats - internal and external - and heal themselves in good time before it is too late. [...] Yet, it is not too late to find public policy solutions which can restore information technologies to their original role of facilitators of democracy rather than their undertakers. But the timeframe is closing and we need these solutions sooner rather than later.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Foreword: Fooling All of the People All of the Time: Democracy in the Age of Fake News
pp v-xii
- By Jamie Shea
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Introduction: ‘They All Hear “Ping” at the Same Time’
pp xiii-xxxvi
- By Georgios Terzis, Dariusz Kloza, Elżbieta Kużelewska, Daniel Trottier
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Contents
pp xxxvii-xliv
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List of Abbreviations
pp xlv-xlviii
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List of Contributors
pp xlix-liii
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PART I - THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO AND THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF DISINFORMATION
pp 1-2
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1 - Should We be Afraid of Fake News?
pp 3-10
- By Vagelis Papakonstantinou
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2 - From Misinformation to Modern Lügenpresse: The Redefinition of Fake News
pp 11-30
- By Michael S. Daubs
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3 - Information and Disinformation and the Transformation of Modern Democracy: From Media Bias through the ‘Echo Chamber’ and the ‘Filter Bubble’ to Fake News
pp 31-46
- By Rafał Klepka
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4 - (Dis)Information, Neoliberalism and the Strength of Democracy in the Digital Age
pp 47-80
- By Matteo Stocchetti
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5 - Democracy and the Pre-Conditions of Communication
pp 81-102
- By Sid Lukkassen
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6 - Post-Truth Discourses and their Limits: A Democratic Crisis?
pp 103-126
- By Johan Farkas, Jannick Schou
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7 - Elite Theory, Media Regulation and ‘Fake News’
pp 127-148
- By Daniel Barnhizer, Adam Candeub
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PART II - EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH DISINFORMATION
pp 149-150
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8 - True Story! Challenges to Democracy not Covered by the Media: Lessons from the (Non-)Coverage of the Greek Financial Crisis
pp 151-160
- By Georgios Terzis
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9 - The Scourge of Fake News in Greece
pp 161-178
- By Thanos Sitistas
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10 - Digital Disinformation in a Deeply Divided Society: Reflections from Northern Ireland
pp 179-200
- By Paul Reilly
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11 - Disinformation and Fear Propaganda as Justification for the War on Terror During George W. Bush’s Presidency
pp 201-216
- By Ewelina Waśko-Owsiejczuk
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12 - Performance Analysis of Fact-Checking Organisations and Initiatives in Europe: A Critical Overview of Online Platforms Fighting Fake News
pp 217-246
- By Tanja Pavleska, Andrej Školkay, Bissera Zankova, Nelson Ribeiro, Anja Bechmann
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PART III - SOLUTIONS TO DEAL WITH DISINFORMATION AND THEIR CRITIQUE
pp 247-248
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13 - Disinformation and Fake News in Current Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court: An Unsolved Problem
pp 249-268
- By Monika Hanych, Marek Pivoda
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14 - Fake News and Freedom of Expression and Information: The Legal Framework and Policy Actions at the EU Level to Address Online Disinformation
pp 269-290
- By Cristina Pauner Chulvi
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15 - Fighting Online Disinformation: Did the EU Code of Practice Forget about Freedom of Expression?
pp 291-308
- By Aleksandra Kuczerawy
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16 - Regulating Internet Content with Technology: Analysis of Policy Initiatives Relevant to Illegal Content and Disinformation Online in the European Union
pp 309-326
- By Trisha Meyer, Christopher T. Marsden, Ian Brown
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17 - The War against Fake News in the Digital Age and the Weapons in Our Intellectual Arsenal
pp 327-340
- By Stamos Archontis
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18 - In the Name of Scientific Advancement: How to Assess What Constitutes ‘Scientific Research’ in the GDPR to Protect Data Subjects and Democracy
pp 341-366
- By Heidi Beate Bentzen
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19 - Tackling Mis-and Disinformation in the Context of Scientific Uncertainty: The Ongoing Case of the COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’
pp 367-387
- By Mihalis Kritikos
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