Title

Country characteristics, Internet connectivity and combating misinformation: A network analysis of Global North-South

Summary

The study analyzes data across 152 countries to examine how global Internet connectivity and national characteristics influence media, information, and digital (MID) education programs. It uncovered that countries with higher international Internet bandwidth capacity, greater Internet use, and stronger press freedom tend to have more extensive MID programs. The study also highlights differences between Global North and Global South countries in terms of internet infrastructure and the complexity of MID education programs.

 

 

َAuthor

Seo, H., Thorson, S., Blomberg, M., Appling, S., Bras, A., Davis-Roberts, A., & Altschwager, D.

Year

2021

َThematic Area

Data and Information Management

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

India

Region

Asia

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

Publisher

Journal

DOI

URL

APA 7th End Text Citation

Seo, H., Thorson, S., Blomberg, M., Appling, S., Bras, A., Davis-Roberts, A., & Altschwager, D. (2021, January). Country characteristics, Internet connectivity and combating misinformation: A network analysis of Global North-South. In Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (p. 2966).