The proliferation of disinformation is of increasing concern among citizens of countries where elections are due to be held this year and they want a multi-stakeholder approach to address it effectively beyond the election year.
According to UNESCO-IPSOS, recent findings based on the Global Survey of Online Disinformation and Hate Speech, conducted in August and September last year in 16 countries where elections are anticipated in 2024, 87% of 8,000 respondents expressed concern about the impact of disinformation on election integrity, with 47% being “very concerned”.
The finding, released in November, reveals that 68% of respondents found disinformation most prevalent on social media. Moreover, 67% of internet users have encountered hate speech online and 58% believe it’s most prevalent on Facebook.
The statistics show more people want a multi-stakeholder regulation of…
