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How States and Platforms Deal with COVID-19-Related Disinformation

How States and Platforms Deal with COVID-19-Related Disinformation

This study explores how online platforms and different states dealt with Covid-19-related disinformation. It was edited by PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann and Martin Fertmann as part of the GDHRNet Working Paper Series and is available as open access.
 
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Abstract
This study explores the spread of disinformation relating to the Covid-19 pandemic on the internet, dubbed by some as the pandemic’s accompanying “infodemic,” and the societal reactions to this development across different countries and platforms. The study’s focus is on the role of states and platforms in combatting online disinformation.
 
Through synthesizing answers to questions submitted by more than 40 researchers from 20 countries within the GDHR Network, this exploratory study provides a first overview of how states and platforms have dealt with Corona-related disinformation. This can also provide incentives for further rigorous studies of disinformation governance standards and their impact across different socio-cultural environments.
 
Kettemann, M. C.; Fertmann, M.: (eds.) Viral Information: How States and Platforms Deal with Covid-19-related Disinformation: an Exploratory Study of 20 Countries (Hamburg: Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, 2020), GDHRNet Working Paper #1

How States and Platforms Deal with COVID-19-Related Disinformation

This study explores how online platforms and different states dealt with Covid-19-related disinformation. It was edited by PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann and Martin Fertmann as part of the GDHRNet Working Paper Series and is available as open access.
 
Download Working Paper (pdf)
 

Abstract
This study explores the spread of disinformation relating to the Covid-19 pandemic on the internet, dubbed by some as the pandemic’s accompanying “infodemic,” and the societal reactions to this development across different countries and platforms. The study’s focus is on the role of states and platforms in combatting online disinformation.
 
Through synthesizing answers to questions submitted by more than 40 researchers from 20 countries within the GDHR Network, this exploratory study provides a first overview of how states and platforms have dealt with Corona-related disinformation. This can also provide incentives for further rigorous studies of disinformation governance standards and their impact across different socio-cultural environments.
 
Kettemann, M. C.; Fertmann, M.: (eds.) Viral Information: How States and Platforms Deal with Covid-19-related Disinformation: an Exploratory Study of 20 Countries (Hamburg: Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, 2020), GDHRNet Working Paper #1

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