@inbook{81b3222dce72458d8c57307be5268011,
title = "Introduction: {\textquoteleft}They all hear {\textquoteleft}ping{\textquoteright} at the same time'",
abstract = "This book is motivated, to a large extent, by some recent troubling developments in public discourse, namely the developments in information and disinformation practices. From the beginning of history, various and diverse means or channels of communication have been used to inform, misinform (unintentionally) and disinform (deliberately). However, in recent decades, the emergence and development of new information and communications technologies (ICT), combined with the ever-increasing digitalisation and globalisation of almost every aspect of modern life, among others, have opened up new and uncharted avenues to that end. This book therefore focuses on disinformation practices occurring with the help of digital media as these practices bring to the fore profound negative ramifications for the functioning of a democratic polity.",
keywords = "disinformation, misinformation, democracy, rule of law, Rechtsstaat, fundamental rights, digital media, fake news, post truth, falsehood, truth, social media, platform, filter bubble, fact checking, freedom of expression, privacy, personal data protection, pandemic, infodemic",
author = "Georgios Terzis and Dariusz Kloza and El{\.z}bieta Ku{\.z}elewska and Daniel Trottier",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1017/9781839700422.002",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781780689753",
volume = "6",
series = "European Integration and Democracy",
publisher = "Intersentia",
pages = "xiii--xxxv",
editor = "Georgios Terzis and Dariusz Kloza and El{\.z}bieta Ku{\.z}elewska and Daniel Trottier and Ioulia Konstantinou",
booktitle = "Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy",
}