Societal and legal implications of Facebook as a source of news

1. Facebook als nieuwsbron
Judith Möller & Kristina Irion
Amsterdam / NVvIR Jong / March 10, 2015

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Study the uses and implications
of personalized communication
for individuals and the society

3. Agenda
 Will facebook save the world?
 What is news in the facebook timeline and how is it
selected?
 Facebook news users
 Societal implications of facebook as a news source
 Facebook and media law
 Editorial responsibility?
 Secondary liability for hate speech, defamation, and
privacy and data protection

8. Is facebook a
newssource?

9. 42%
24%
4%
13%
2%
8%
7%
How do you access news online?
Newspaper/newswebsite
News app
News aggregator
Facebook
Twitter
Link
other

11. Societal implications
 Filter bubbles
 Censorship
 Journalism & Informed citizens

12. Filter bubble

13. Red feed – blue feed

16. Censoring fake news

17. Public agenda

19.  FB’s mission is to give people the power to share
and make the world more open and connected.
 Or rather a gated community in the public sphere?
A privatised public sphere
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20. Media regulation in Europe
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Press
Television
Restraint in the regulation of mass media
Freedom of expression and the media
Rules focused on traditional mass media

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Editorial responsibility?

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Delfi v. Estonia

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Delfi v. Estonia
Notice and
take-down

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Delfi v. Estonia
Notice and
take-down

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Delfi v. Estonia
Notice and
take-down

28. Research into Facebook
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The economist laments "The problem
with today's social networks is that they are
often closed to the outside web."

29. Judith Möller
J.E.Moller1@uva.nl
Kristina Irion
K.Irion@uva.nl
Website:
http://personalised-communication.net/
Thanks!
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