Comparing Information Disorder Policy: The Global Disinformation Policy Database, 2000–2023

Ryan Williams

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Abstract: Comparative research on information disorder policy faces a dependent-variable problem: policies sharing a label differ in what they regulate, and policies regulating the same conduct carry different labels. The Global Disinformation Policy Database (GDPD) addresses this problem, coding 364 policies from 132 countries, 2000–2023, and decomposing each into label, information quality, regulated behavior, and intent standard. The decomposition shows that 57.7% of “disinformation” policies specify no intent standard, that policy growth predates the literature’s 2016 watershed, and that instruments have diversified away from criminal sanction along regional lines. The GDPD enables researchers to compare how governments conceptualize contested information.

Date: 2026-08-17
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