虚假信息与大众社会理论的回归

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Canadian Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2022-10-16 DOI:10.3138/cjc.2022-10-11

Michael Christensen

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摘要

背景:在许多情况下，关于网络虚假信息的当代政治话语采用了关于大众文化危险的假设，这些假设可以追溯到20世纪中期的大众社会理论。分析:为了理解大众社会理论如何影响当代关于虚假信息的辩论，本文从安全、监管和媒体素养的角度审视了加拿大政府最近对这一问题的框架。结论和启示:本文表明，官方的虚假信息话语过分强调了外国演员和技术公司的行为操纵作用，低估了虚假信息叙事所表达的更深层次的社会结构因素。

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Disinformation and the Return of Mass Society Theory

Background: The contemporary political discourse about online disinformation has, in many cases, adopted assumptions about the dangers of mass culture that can be traced back to mid-twentieth century theories of mass society. Analysis: To understand how mass society theory has shaped contemporary debates about disinformation, the article examines the Government of Canada’s recent framing of the problem in terms of security, regulation, and media literacy. Conclusion and implications: The article shows that official discourses of disinformation have overemphasized the role of behavioural manipulation by foreign actors and technology companies and underestimated the deeper socio-structural factors that disinformation narratives express.

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