Social media and the public interest : media regulation in the disinformation age /
Philip M. Napoli.
- xii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-271) and index.
The taming of the web and the rise of algorithmic news -- Algorithmic gatekeeping and the transformation of news organizations -- The First Amendment, fake news, and filter bubbles -- The structure of the algorithmic marketplace of ideas -- The public interest principle in media governance: past and present -- Social media and the public interest -- Conclusion.
Philip M. Napoli offers a timely and persuasive case for seeing social media as news media, with a fundamental obligation to serve the public interest. Social Media and the Public Interest offers valuable insights for the democratic governance of today’s most influential shapers of news.