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Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy, Volume 6 (Paperback)
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Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy, Volume 6 (Paperback)
Series: European Integration and Democracy
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"This book is motivated, to a large extent, by some recent
troubling developments in public discourse, namely the developments
in information, misinformation and disinformation practices. From
the beginning of history, various and diverse means or channels of
communication have been used to inform, misinform (unintentionally)
and disinform (deliberately). However, in recent decades, the
emergence and development of new information and communications
technologies (ICT), combined with the ever-increasing
digitalisation and globalisation of almost every aspect of modern
life, among others, have opened up new and uncharted avenues to
that end. This book therefore focuses on disinformation practices
occurring with the help of digital media as these practices bring
to the fore profound negative ramifications for the functioning of
a democratic polity. " - from the Introduction by the editors "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. This is why the present volume
of expert analyses bringing together many academics arrives at just
the right time. It aspires to deepen our understanding of the
dangers of fake news and disinformation, but also charts well
informed and realistic ways ahead. To my mind, it is certainly one
of the most comprehensive and useful studies of this topic to date
and I recommend it to the general reader as much as to the
policy-maker as a reliable guide and mentor." - from the Foreword
by Prof. Dr. Jamie Shea, Vesalius College, Brussels
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