A Comparison of False-Information Policies in Five Countries before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorZhu, Xiaohua
dc.contributor.authorYang, Shengnan
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Summer
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-24T17:41:48Z
dc.date.available2021-12-24T17:41:48Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-04
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzes five countries’ false-information policies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Building upon existing discussions of regulation models, this paper uses a qualitative, comparative case study method to unpack the characteristics of false-information policies in each country. The before-after comparisons show that each country has a unique evolving path of false-information regulation and that the state has enhanced or attempted to enhance its role in battling against the infodemic during the pandemic. The regulatory practices are a dynamic process and involve not only government and social media platforms but also multiple other actors, which is leading to more complex practices and blurring the boundary of existing models. We discuss the limitation of existing regulation models and suggest a relational perspective to understand the underlying relations between the state, platforms, and other stakeholders.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2022.327
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-5-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/79660
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPolicies and Strategies for Digital Government
dc.subjectcomparative case study
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectinformation policy
dc.subjectmisinformation
dc.subjectregulation models
dc.titleA Comparison of False-Information Policies in Five Countries before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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