Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/247655 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Internet Policy Review [ISSN:] 2197-6775 [Volume:] 10 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-25
Publisher: 
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin
Abstract: 
EU policy considers disinformation to be harmful content, rather than illegal content. However, EU member states have recently been making disinformation illegal. This article discusses the definitions that form the basis of EU disinformation policy, and analyses national legislation in EU member states applicable to the definitions of disinformation, in light of freedom of expression and the proposed Digital Services Act. The article discusses the perils of defining disinformation in EU legislation, and including provisions on online platforms being required to remove illegal content, which may end up being applicable to overbroad national laws criminalising false news and false information.
Subjects: 
Disinformation
EU law
EU legislation
Freedom of expression
Platforms
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Document Type: 
Article

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