legal approaches in comparative context Krotoszynski, Ronald J. 1967- editor. Koltay, András 1978- editor. Garden, Charlotte editor. text enk 2024 monographic eng 1 online resource (xv, 414 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). In today's digital age, the spread of dis- and misinformation across traditional and social media poses a significant threat to democracy. Yet repressing political speech in the name of truth can also undermine democratic values. This volume brings together prominent legal scholars from democracies worldwide to explore and evaluate different regulatory approaches for addressing this complex problem - all taking into account that the cure must not be worse than the disease. Using a comparative lens, the book offers important and novel insights into methods ranging from national regulation of politicians' speech to empowering civil-society groups that are well-positioned to blunt the effects of disinformation and misinformation. The book also provides solutions-oriented recommendations for policymakers, judges, legal practitioners, and scholars seeking to promote democratic values by encouraging free political speech while combatting disinformation and misinformation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Disinformation, misinformation and democracy : defining the problem, identifying potentially effective solutions, and the merits of a using a comparative legal approach / Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr. -- The internet, democracy and misinformation / Robert C. Post -- Democratic freedom of expression and disinformation / Andrew T. Kenyon -- Communication of state authorities : the power of the office / Indra Spiecker genannt Döhmann -- Public officials' lies and their effects for the proliferation of disinformation : another way to approach the crisis / Eduardo Bertoni -- Freedom of expression and the regulation of disinformation in the European Union / András Koltay -- The fight against disinformation in the Council of Europe, and the relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights / Bernát Török -- The perils of fundraising using the disinformation of the big lie / Ciara Torres Spelliscy -- Fake news under siege : a century of regulation in Chile / John Charney -- The battle against disinformation : legislative challenges in South Korea / Ahran Park -- Disinformation, misinformation and democracy : an Indian constitutional perspective / Gautam Bhatia -- Disinformation and democracy in Africa and South Africa / Joanna Botha -- Navigating the nexus of elections, technology and democracy amid escalating disinformation and misinformation challenges in Kenya / Victoria Miyandazi, Lucianna Thuo -- Knowledge institutions and resisting 'truth decay' / Vicki C. Jackson -- Freeing speech at work : journalists' unions, workplace democracy, and political democracy / Charlotte Garden -- Afterword : for whose benefit Is the freedom of speech / Vincent Blasi. edited by Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr., András Koltay, Charlotte Garden. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025). Open Access. Unrestricted online access star Freedom of speech Freedom of information Freedom of the press Freedom of expression Disinformation Misinformation Fake news Democracy K3255 .D57 2024 342.08/53 9781009373272 (ebook) https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009373272 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009373272 Open Access. UkCbUP 221108 20250826121350.0 CR9781009373272 eng