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Social Media and Democracy
The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform
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Social Media and Democracy
The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform
About this book
Over the last five years, widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research from different disciplines and corners of academia. This book is the first of its kind to take stock of this emerging multi-disciplinary field by synthesizing what we know, identifying what we do not know and obstacles to future research, and charting a course for the future inquiry. Chapters by leading scholars cover major topics – from disinformation to hate speech to political advertising – and situate recent developments in the context of key policy questions. In addition, the book canvasses existing reform proposals in order to address widely perceived threats that social media poses to democracy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Misinformation, Disinformation, and Online Propaganda
- 3 Social Media, Echo Chambers, and Political Polarization
- 4 Online Hate Speech
- 5 Bots and Computational Propaganda: Automation for Communication and Control
- 6 Online Political Advertising in the United States
- 7 Democratic Creative Destruction? The Effect of a Changing Media Landscape on Democracy
- 8 Misinformation and Its Correction
- 9 Comparative Media Regulation in the United States and Europe
- 10 Facts and Where to Find Them: Empirical Research on Internet Platforms and Content Moderation
- 11 Dealing with Disinformation: Evaluating the Case for Amendment of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
- 12 Democratic Transparency in the Platform Society
- 13 Conclusion: The Challenges and Opportunities for Social Media Research
- Index