{"id":10305,"date":"2022-05-16T13:16:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-publications&p=10305"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:18:22","slug":"truth-intention-and-harm-conceptual-challenges-for-disinformation-targeted-governance","status":"publish","type":"hbi-publications","link":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/truth-intention-and-harm-conceptual-challenges-for-disinformation-targeted-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Truth, Intention and Harm. Conceptual Challenges for Disinformation-targeted Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article,\u00a0Naomi Appelman,\u00a0Dr. Stephan Dreyer<\/a>,\u00a0Pranav Manjesh Bidare\u00a0and\u00a0Keno C. Potthast<\/a>\u00a0discuss the conceptual challenges in the context of disinformation governance. In doing so, they show\u00a0why the current focus on truth\/falsehood and intention bear both risks and uncertainties from a legal point of view, and suggests we instead focus on the potential to harm.<\/p>\n

The article is one of a three-part series presenting important considerations on the governance of disinformation. All contributions are based on an expert workshop organised by the\u00a0Digital Disinformation Hub<\/a>\u00a0in February 2022 on “Opportunities in Disinformation Research from a Governance Perspective”. The two other contributions address\u00a0the\u00a0empirical evidence and the potential of new institutions for the governance of disinformation.<\/p>\n

and the potential of new institutions for the governance of disinformation. All three contributions have been published as open access papers in the online journal Internet Policy Review.
\nLink to the article<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Series<\/h2>\n

While bridging the gap between social science findings and policy proposals, the texts address some fundamental questions to foster future research agendas: (i) how should underlying conceptions, most notably notions of \u201ctruth\u201d, support the increasing weight that states and companies dedicate to curbing disinformation? (ii) how can such an intricate empirical field inform potential governance solutions? and (iii) can these conceptual and empirical challenges profit from institutional innovation, as a way to reconfigure traditional power dynamics?<\/p>\n

\u200bAppelman, N.;\u00a0Dreyer, S.;\u00a0Bidare, P. M.;\u00a0Potthast,\u00a0K.\u00a0C.\u00a0(2022):\u00a0Truth, Intention and Harm. Conceptual Challenges for Disinformation-targeted Governance. In:\u00a0Internet Policy Review\u00a0<\/em>(online<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2433,"template":"","tags":[398],"class_list":["post-10305","hbi-publications","type-hbi-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-miscellaneous"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u00a0Truth, Intention and Harm. 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