Facts not Fakes: Tackling Disinformation, Strengthening Information Integrity
Rising disinformation has far-reaching consequences in many policy areas ranging from public health to national security. It can cast doubt on factual evidence, jeopardise the implementation of public policies and undermine people's trust in the integrity of democratic institutions. This report explores how to respond to these challenges and reinforce democracy. It presents an analytical framework to guide countries in the design of policies, looking at three complementary dimensions: implementing policies to enhance the transparency, accountability, and plurality of information sources; fostering societal resilience to disinformation; and upgrading governance measures and public institutions to uphold the integrity of the information space.
Implementing policies to enhance the transparency, accountability, and plurality of information sources
This chapter provides an overview of policies to reinforce the ecosystem that promotes information integrity. It discusses policies encouraging responsibility and transparency of online and social media platforms and the imperative of countering specific risks in the information space, including foreign information manipulation and interference, the safeguarding of information integrity in times of democratic elections, and the changes introduced by generative AI to the information space. It also provides an overview of the essential role played by plural, independent, and sustainable media markets, both on- and off-line.
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