Declining Information Quality under New Platform Governance
Published in Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review, 2025
Analyzes changes in information quality following the shift in platform governance under new ownership.
Using large-scale data on link sharing and content characteristics, the study finds a reversal in prior improvements in information quality, with misinformation becoming more prominent after the transition.
Recommended citation: Özturan, B., Quintana-Mathe, A., Grinberg, N., Ognyanova, K., & Lazer, D. (2025). Declining information quality under new platform governance. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-176
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