Covid-19 and the Information Crisis of Liberal Democracies: Insights from Anti-Disinformation Action in Italy and EU
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Covid-19 and the Information Crisis of Liberal Democracies: Insights from Anti-Disinformation Action in Italy and EU |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Fabrizio Di Mascio; University of Torino; Italy |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Michele Barbieri; University of Napoli “Parthenope”; Italy |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Alessandro Natalini; University of Napoli “Parthenope”; Italy |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Donatella Selva; University of Tuscia; Italy |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | |
| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Fake news; Free speech; Misinformation; Online platforms; Social media |
| 4. | Description | Abstract | Action against disinformation has become more important than ever in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is due to the synchronous global scale of the problem and its potentially deadlier consequences as the public seeks out guidance regarding what they might do to lower the risk of infection. This article investigates the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the regulation of social media platforms as it is mediated by the legacy of previous responses to disinformation. It shows that the Covid-19 crisis has catalyzed the shift to co-regulatory approaches that imposed reporting obligations on platforms at the European level. It also raises concerns about the implementation of the new European regulatory package that will largely depend on the initiatives of individual Member States such as Italy, where the low level of societal resilience to disinformation increases the incentives for political leaders to ignore the problem of disinformation. |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Coordinamento SIBA - Università del Salento |
| 6. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | Università del Salento - Coordinamento SIBA |
| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2021-06-24 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 8. | Type | Type | |
| 9. | Format | File format | |
| 10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/24023 |
| 10. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1285/i20356609v14i1p221 |
| 11. | Source | Publication/conference title; vol., no. (year) | PARTECIPAZIONE E CONFLITTO; Vol. 14, No. 1 (2021). Special Issue on: "Covid-19 and the Structural Crisis of Liberal Democracies" |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
| 13. | Relation | Supp. Files | |
| 14. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | Lecce, Italy |
| 15. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Authors who publish with PACO agree to the Creative Commons Attribution-Non commercial-Share alike 3.0 Italian License Copyrights of each article are hold by the University of Salento. PACO allows author(s) to retain publishing rights under permission of the Editorial Staff. But Authors are requested to always indicate that the first version of the article has been published in "Partecipazione e conflitto". |