Publication: Censorship in democracy
Censorship in democracy
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Caesmann, M., Grigoletto, M., & Gschwent, L. (2025). Censorship in democracy (No. 446; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).
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The spread of propaganda and misinformation from autocratic regimes is a growing concern in democracies. We study the European Union’s ban on Russian state-backed news outlets after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, analyzing 677,780 tweets from 146,633 users with a difference-in-differences design in a daily panel. The ban reduced pro-Russian tweets by 10.9% per active user day, with strongest effects among users directly connected to the banned outlets. We find no evidence of substitution to secondary suppliers. Evidence on mechanisms i
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Caesmann, M., Grigoletto, M., & Gschwent, L. (2025). Censorship in democracy (No. 446; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).
