Essays about: "Digital Disinformation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Digital Disinformation.

1. 1. Disinformation and political polarization: A pernicious association

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Brodén; [2023-02-13]
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   Abstract : Political polarization can have pernicious consequences for democracy. Disinformation has been theorized to contribute to turning political polarization pernicious but the connection has not been thoroughly examined. Digital media have been proposed as the reason for increasing levels of both of these. READ MORE

3. 2. The Threat of Digital Disinformation : A European Approach

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Ellika Amundin; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Disinformation; European Union; Securitization; Security Studies;

   Abstract : The spread of disinformation on social media platforms has in the last few years gained much scholarly attention, in particular its ability to alter democratic processes. The focus of this thesis has however been on the discourse surrounding disinformation rather than disinformation itself, more precisely, the construction and perception of disinformation as a security threat. READ MORE

4. 3. Media Framing by The Washington Post on TikTok : Shaping Public Perception of the Ukraine Conflict

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Dimitra Sotiraki; [2023]
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   Abstract : The Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2022 is rooted in historical, geographical and identity reasons. The world media has paid attention to this issue emphasizing its importance from the first moment. TikTok is a new medium that over the years transformed as a major source for spreading information to a large sum of people. READ MORE

5. 4. The Construction of the LVU Influence Operation : A Narrative Case Study on Influence Operations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Pierre Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : influence operation; disinformation; psychological defence; sweden; social services; LVU; lvu; strategic narrative; hybrid threats; information influence; påverkanskampanj; desinformation; psykologiskt försvar; LVU; lvu; socialtjänsten; strategiska narrativ; fallstudie; hybridhot; säkerhetspolitik; informationspåverkan;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to give readers a more precise knowledge of how narratives in the information environment, mainly social media platforms, can be created and structured by agents of influence operations to subvert and influence a target audience. As a case study, the thesis focuses on the influence agent “Shuoun Islamiya”, as the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency pointed out, to be the initiator of the influence operation targeting Swedish Social Services and the LVU-act. READ MORE

6. 5. Information Disorder and MIL skills: Conceptions, teaching and learning experiences in Indonesia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Ratna Aini Hadi; [2023]
   Keywords : Information Disorder; Media and Information Literacy; Phenomenography; Information Literacy; Indonesia; MIL Paradoxes;

   Abstract : In today’s increasingly digital society, the rampant creation and spread of misinformation and disinformation poses a critical problem in our lives. As a society, we are suffering heightened panic facing Information Disorder (ID). READ MORE