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2021 E. Eur. Y.B. on Hum. Rts. 59 (2021)
Viral Information. How States and Platforms Deal with COVID-19-Related Disinformation: An Exploratory Study of 20 Countries

handle is hein.journals/etepnybk2021 and id is 59 raw text is: Viral Information. How States and Platforms Deal with Covid-19-Related Disinformation An Exploratory Study of 20 Countries* Matthias C. Kettemann & Martin Fertmann** 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 in fodemic, 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. Regarding the platforms' willingness and efficacy in removing (presumed) disinformation, a majority of submissions identifies a shift towards more intervention in pandemic times. Most submitters assess that this shift is widely welcomed in their respective countries and more often considered as taking place too slowly (rather than being perceived as entailing dangers for unjustified restrictions of freedom of expression). The picture is less clear when it comes to enforcing non-speech related infection prevention measures. While the dominant platforms have been able to defend, or even solidify, their position during the pandemic, communicative practices on those platforms are changing. For officials, this includes an increasing reliance on platforms, especially social networks, for communicatinginfection prevention rules and recommendations. * Country contributions were composed by Anisia Mandro, Laurena Kalaja, Oscar Radl Puccinelli, Liesa Keunen, Judith Vermeulen, Eva Lievens, Sejla Maslo Cerkid, Vesna Crni-Grotid, Konstantinos Kouroupis, Hugo A. L6pez, Asbjorn Ammitzboll Flugge, Mart Susi, Tina Pajuste, Jukka Viljanen, Riku Neuvonen, Maximilian Beyer, Martin Fertmann, Matthias C. Kettemann, Torben Klausa, Thomas Wischmeyer, Hillel Sommer, Graziella Romeo, Federico Costantini, Arturs Kuds, Madara Melnika, Vygante Milasiute, Skirgaile Zalimiene, Elina Benea-Popusoi, Ingvill Helland G6ller, Gentian Zyberi, Alexandre Pereira, Paula Veiga, N. Garcia, Jorge Ferreira, Violeta Besirevid, Jelena Simid, Marijana Mladenov, Cathleen Powell, Tobias Schonwetter, Neil du Toit, Jordi Barrat Esteve, Celia Fernandez-Aller; Beatriz Pena-Acuna, Javier Sierra-Rodriguez, Pedro Manuel Quesada L6pez. ** Prof. dr. Matthias C. Kettemann, LL.M. (Harvard) is head of the research programme Regulatory Structures and the Emergence of Rules in Online Spaces at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research Hans-Bredow-Institut. Martin Fertmann is a PhD student at the Leibniz-Institut fur Medienforschung Hans-Bredow-Institut's research programme Regulatory Structures and the Emergence of Rules in Online Spaces. East European Yearbook on Human Rights 2021 (4) 1 59 doi: 10.5553/E EYH R/258977642021004001005

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