03664nam 22005775 450 991071741360332120230418220556.03-031-29904-310.1007/978-3-031-29904-9(CKB)5580000000531742(DE-He213)978-3-031-29904-9(MiAaPQ)EBC31093918(Au-PeEL)EBL31093918(EXLCZ)99558000000053174220230418d2023 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierForeign Disinformation in America and the U.S. Government’s Ethical Obligations to Respond /by Brian Murphy1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2023.1 online resource (XIII, 207 p. 1 illus.) Lecture Notes in Social Networks,2190-54363-031-29903-5 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Baselining Disinformation -- Chapter 3. Disinformation and Democracy -- Chapter 4. The Ground Swell of Scholarship -- Chapter 5. The Disinformation Problem -- Chapter 6. Disinformation and Behavior -- Chapter 7. Disinformation and National Power -- Chapter 8. The Role of the Executive Branch -- Chapter 9. Executive Branch Ethical Obligations -- Chapter 10. Executive Branch Solutions -- Chapter 11. From Portland to January 6th to Election 2028, Assessing the Impact of Russian Disinformation -- Chapter 12. Conclusion.The U.S. no longer has a free marketplace of ideas. Instead, the marketplace is saturated with covert foreign-backed disinformation. And despite the ethical obligations to act, successive administrations have done nothing. Additionally, the decline in trust has left the door open for populism and illiberalism to enter. Some believe the very fabric of American liberalism is at stake. So what are the ethical responsibilities of the executive branch to counter covert campaigns such as the one coming from Russian-backed disinformation circulating within the US? Why has the government failed to act? So far, the practical challenges are daunting if the executive branch addresses the threat to the homeland. The process to limit this problem is wrought with profound political implications. By its very nature, social media-based disinformation is inextricably linked with existing complex societal cleavages, the First Amendment, and politics. But the failure to do anything is a serious abdication of the government’s ethical responsibilities. This raises the question of where the line is for government intervention. This work provides answers.Lecture Notes in Social Networks,2190-5436Social mediaSocial sciences—Data processingData miningSocial MediaComputer Application in Social and Behavioral SciencesData Mining and Knowledge DiscoverySocial media.Social sciences—Data processing.Data mining.Social Media.Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences.Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.302.231303.3750973Murphy Brianauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut135225MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910717413603321Foreign Disinformation in America and the U.S. Government’s Ethical Obligations to Respond3294421UNINA