Conférence spécialisée
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Over the last decade, the face of news and media has changed greatly. Not only has print media suffered a lethal blow in many regions, but social networks have mushroomed and established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the news space. The advent of giant social networks such as Facebook and Twitter has had both a positive and negative impact on the way the global community interacts with information.
Due to weak and absent legislation addressing social media platforms in many countries, we continue to witness misinformation and disinformation campaigns, election corruption, unlawful surveillance of citizens and ethnic violence, to name but a few.
