Securitization of social media

In the last decade, the voices that demand the regulation of content on social media platforms have increased considerably, especially around that threat posed by disinformation, misinformation and fake news. This research uses a post-structuralist approach to securitization theory to analyse how disinformation has been understood as a threat. Specifically, the research looks into how non-state actors, such as: nongovernmental organizations, civil society institutions and academics have constituted a security discourse around content on social networks.