represent a new normal

responses

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Introduction

summary of chapters

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This book should be read with the goal in mind of providing an empirical
foundation for sound public policy. The ﬁrst half of the volume contains
literature reviews on the central empirical questions surrounding social media
and democracy: disinformation, polarization/echo chambers, hate speech,
political advertising, bots/computational propaganda, and the changing
landscape for journalism and mass media. The second half surveys reform
proposals for both the platforms and governments: measures to correct
misinformation,
for platforms,
comparative media regulation, and transparency measures. To be sure, the
chapters do not completely cover the landscape of either “the problem” or the
potential “solutions,” but we hope that
the volume provides a good
introduction for those interested in understanding this emerging ﬁeld.
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