True Costs of Misinformation: The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws - The Citizen Lab

True Costs of Misinformation: The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws - The Citizen Lab

In the past decade, we have seen a significant shift in how governments talk about misinformation. Many countries now consider or intentionally frame misinformation as a matter of national security or public safety in order to justify the passage of new laws that impose penalties for the spread of information deemed false or other administrative or regulatory requirements. .  What explains this sudden rise in global misinformation laws, and what…