Social media, disinformation, and democracy: how different types of social media usage affect democracy cross-nationally

Hunter, Lance Y.

doi:10.1080/13510347.2023.2208355

Democratization

2023

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2208355

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Social media, disinformation, and democracy: how different types of social media usage affect democracy cross-nationally

Lance Y. Hunter

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Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces

Matejova,

Drmola,

Spáč

2024

European Security

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Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces

Matejova,

Drmola,

Spáč

2024

European Security

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Disinformation and Regime Survival

Sato,

Wiebrecht

2024

Political Research Quarterly

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Disinformation has transformed into a global issue and while it is seen as a growing concern to democracy today, autocrats have long used it as a part of their propaganda repertoire. Yet, no study has tested the effect of disinformation on regime stability and breakdown beyond country-specific studies. Drawing on novel measures from the Digital Society Project (DSP) estimating the levels of disinformation disseminated by governments across 148 countries between 2000–2022 and from the Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) dataset, we provide the first global comparative study of disinformation and survival of democratic and authoritarian regimes, respectively. The results show that in authoritarian regimes, disinformation helps rulers to stay in power as regimes with higher levels of disinformation are less likely to experience democratization episodes. In democracies, on the other hand, disinformation increases the probability of autocratization onsets. As such, this study is the first to provide comparative evidence on the negative effects of disinformation on democracy as well as on the prospects of democratization.

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Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Online Digital Freedom in Developing Countries

Hunter,

Biglaiser,

2024

Asian Survey

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Although studies have shown China’s growing influence on developing countries’ policies, little empirical work has considered the relationship between Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host countries’ online digital freedom. Considering as many as 112 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and using a two-stage least squares selection modeling approach, we find an association between Chinese FDI and four types of limits on online digital freedom. Conversely, when we substitute global FDI (excluding Chinese FDI), we obtain different results, suggesting there is something unique about Chinese multinational corporations and online digital freedom. Our research indicates that China and host states’ domestic leaders mutually benefit by restricting online digital freedom.

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Social media, disinformation, and democracy: how different types of social media usage affect democracy cross-nationally

Cited by 4 publications

References 74 publications

Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces

Measuring the effectiveness of counter-disinformation strategies in the Czech security forces

Disinformation and Regime Survival

Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Online Digital Freedom in Developing Countries

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