Essays about: "online disinformation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words online disinformation.

  1. 1. Disinformation - An existential threat to European democracy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Nyqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Disinformation; Securitisation; Policy discourse; European Union; Digital Services Act; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Erosion of Objective Truth : A Comparative Study of the War in Ukraine using Digital Humanities Methods on Russian Disinformation Campaigns and Developing Technologies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Toby Logan; [2022]
    Keywords : Disinformation; Artificial Intelligence; Social Media; Cyber Warfare; Defence and Security; Digital Humanities; International Relations;

    Abstract : This thesis shall utilise digital humanities methods via modest data-collection tools to quantify and study the online discussion involving Russia and Ukraine online. The research shall apply sentiment analysis to Twitter data to understand the general divisiveness online relating to the war in Ukraine. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategies and Resilience Against Disinformation Influences - How Germany and Sweden respond to Russian disinformation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Conrad Timm; [2022]
    Keywords : Disinformation; hybrid warfare; psychological defence; Russia; Germany; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the EU and its member states have seen increased activities of Russian disinformation influences impacting the national information environment. Germany and Sweden are interesting cases in relation to this issue as such hybrid threats target them both. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tracking the Conversation around NATO in the Nordic States Using Machine Learning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Benedict Treeby; [2022]
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    Abstract : Online communication is makes up a large part of the public discourse around current events, and increasingly has been the target for disinformation campaigns. Clearly, there is a need for some language-agnostic tool to map how the discourse shifts and evolves. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fighting Disinformation with Education : A Comparative Policy Analysis of Media Literacy Education Efforts in the United States and Finland

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

    Author : Clayton Benjamin; [2022]
    Keywords : disinformation; education policy; media literacy; media literacy policy; foreign disinformation campaigns; online disinformation; securitization; Bacchi;

    Abstract : Online disinformation is a complicated and controversial phenomenon that is proving to be a large challenge for governments, private sector bodies, and civil society groups in a variety of different contexts around the globe. Foreign influence operations conducted through online disinformation campaigns have been implemented in various contexts with the intention to create political instability within these targeted nations. READ MORE