Government Responses to Malicious Use of Social Media

There has long been a tension between allowing free speech to flourish while limiting the spread of undesirable forms of online content promoting hate, terrorism, and child pornography. Blocking, filtering, censorship mechanisms, and digital literacy campaigns have generally been the cornerstones of regulatory frameworks introduced in most countries, but with the growing challenges surrounding disinformation and propaganda new approaches for addressing old problems are flourishing. This paper provides an updated inventory of these new measures and interventions.