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Is Finland a model for Canada to counter disinformation?

The reported absence of significant attacks will likely continue to fuel the belief in democratic policy circles that Finland is a shining example other countries should follow in the fight against disinformation. But how practical is the hope that Finland can be a beacon for other democracies? Ecologically speaking, not very.
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year.

The following is an excerpt from The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality, published by Hurst Publishers and Oxford University Press in May 2025.

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