Analysis
The homepage names three findings. This is the full instrument behind them — every variable in the 364-policy corpus, read from a different angle. Each finding is interactive; start anywhere.
Corpus at a glance
Most defined terms
73% of all policies were enacted after 2015 — the field barely existed before the last ten years.
Open the chartOf policies invoking “disinformation,” only 28% actually define it. The label does the work the definition should.
Open the chartNaming Facebook, X, and YouTube is the modal regulatory move — the long tail of services is rarely touched.
Open the chart133 governments appear, yet 21% of them contribute just a single policy.
Open the chartAttention moves from broadcast and print toward social platforms — and, most recently, toward AI.
Open the chartCriminal, civil, and administrative liability split sharply by region — the same conduct carries very different stakes.
Open the chartRussia, Iran, and China dominate the named-actor network — most other states appear once, if at all.
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