Between 2011 and 2022, a total of 105 misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws were passed in 78 countries worldwide. The region with the most MDM laws was Africa as of 2022, with 29 countries on the continent having passed such a law over the analyzed period.
Number of countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region
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 countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/
Center for International Media Assistance. "Number of countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/
Center for International Media Assistance. (2023). Number of countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/
Center for International Media Assistance. "Number of Countries with Misinformation, Disinformation, and Mal-information (Mdm) Laws Worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/
Center for International Media Assistance, Number of countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of countries with misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) laws worldwide from 2011 to 2022, by region [Graph], Center for International Media Assistance, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448679/misinformation-laws-worldwide-by-region/
