Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2025
Journal / Book Title
Social Sciences
Abstract
The internet is one of humanity’s most significant creations in the modern era. What began roughly 30 years ago has developed into a rich, diverse, but largely unregulated environment we can no longer live without. With the spread of mis- and disinformation worldwide, calls for a safer internet have gotten louder. This article discusses the threats disinformation poses to online users and provides a case study on how the European Union’s Digital Services Act attempts to protect users’ fundamental rights in the online space and whether the Digital Services Act could or should serve as a model for similar legislation in the United States.
DOI
10.3390/socsci14010028
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
85215806474 (Scopus)
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Peterka-Benton, Daniela, "Fighting Disinformation Online: The Digital Services Act in the American Context" (2025). Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 223.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/justice-studies-facpubs/223
Published Citation
Peterka-Benton, D. (2025). Fighting Disinformation Online: The Digital Services Act in the American Context. Social Sciences, 14(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14010028
Comments
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