Citation

Lien CH, Lee J, Tandoc EC. Digit. Journal. (Abingdon) 2022; 10(5): 761-780.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/21670811.2021.1982398

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

While technology companies have been blamed for playing a key role in the rise of online falsehoods, it has not always been clear how these companies understand the nature of the problem, which can explain their responses and how these responses evolved over time. Through a qualitative analyses of official press releases and public statements issued by various online technology platforms from 2016 to 2020, this exploratory study seeks to understand and typologize how technology platforms constructed and characterized the problem of online falsehoods and how these manifest in the range of interventions they have implemented.

Language: en

Keywords

Fact-checking; fake news; online falsehoods; social media; technology companies