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What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate: Duties in the Digital Public Sphere

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What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate: Duties in the Digital Public Sphere. / Smith, Leonie; Niker, Fay.
In: The Political Quarterly, Vol. 92, No. 4, 31.10.2021, p. 613-620.

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Smith, L & Niker, F 2021, 'What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate: Duties in the Digital Public Sphere', The Political Quarterly, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 613-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13011

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Smith, L., & Niker, F. (2021). What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate: Duties in the Digital Public Sphere. The Political Quarterly, 92(4), 613-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13011

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Smith L, Niker F. What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate: Duties in the Digital Public Sphere. The Political Quarterly. 2021 Oct 31;92(4):613-620. Epub 2021 Jun 11. doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.13011

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Smith, Leonie ; Niker, Fay. / What Social Media Facilitates, Social Media Should Regulate : Duties in the Digital Public Sphere. In: The Political Quarterly. 2021 ; Vol. 92, No. 4. pp. 613-620.

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