Between 2011 and 2022, a total of 105 MDM laws, laws designed to limit the reach and spread of misleading and false information on social media, were passed in 78 countries worldwide. MDM stands for misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information, and in 2022, four such laws were passed. Meanwhile, back in 2020, a total of 36 MDM laws were passed, the highest to date.
Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022
105 laws were passed across 78 countries; number of laws is higher thawn number of countries as some countries passed more than law during the analyzed time period
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Center for International Media Assistance. (July 19, 2023). Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/
Center for International Media Assistance. "Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/
Center for International Media Assistance. (2023). Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/
Center for International Media Assistance. "Number of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Mal-information (Mdm) Laws Passed Worldwide from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/
Center for International Media Assistance, Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws passed worldwide from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], Center for International Media Assistance, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448510/misinformation-laws-worldwide/
