TY - JOUR AU - Wigienka, Szymon PY - 2021/06/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Countering Disinformation in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic JF - Com.press JA - compress VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.51480/compress.2021.4-1.247 UR - https://journals.ptks.pl/compress/article/view/247 SP - 122-137 AB - <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has been followed by the large-scale dissemination of false or misleading information. In response, governments, international organizations, enterprises (including digital platforms such as Facebook or Twitter) as well as citizens' initiatives (including fact-checking activities) have been developing various methods of countering online disinformation. The paper shows the results of exploratory-descriptive research. Its main objective is to present an overview of leading anti-disinformation initiatives undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic by the public, private and non-governmental sectors. The paper also describes the emerging system of combating online propaganda, basing on the theoretical framework of the internet governance perspective.</p> ER -