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October 10, 2019International Communication GazetteOpen Access

The battle to end fake news: A qualitative content analysis of Facebook announcements on how it combats disinformation

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PIPetros IosifidisNNNicholas Nicoli

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Overview

Qualitative content analysis reveals Facebook's self-regulatory strategies to combat fake news and disinformation, highlighting pathways for holding major digital platforms accountable.

Key Points

  • To provide a descriptive qualitative account of Facebook's public announcements regarding its counter-disinformation efforts and establish frameworks for corporate accountability.
  • Conducted a qualitative content analysis of public announcements from Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
  • Sampled and evaluated communication records spanning November 16, 2016 to March 4, 2019.
  • Demonstrates Facebook's primary reliance on self-regulatory announcements and internal oversight measures to manage external pressures regarding fake news.
  • Establishes analytical groundwork indicating that self-regulation narratives must be cross-examined with policy reports to enforce institutional transparency and genuine platform accountability.

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Iosifidis et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696fa8883d9324fa0eadb481https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048519880729
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