TY - JOUR A1 - Abels, Christoph M. A1 - Hardegger, Daniel T1 - Privacy and transparency in the 4th space: Implications for conspirary theories JF - Filozofia i Nauka N2 - This article investigates the role of privacy and transparency in the 4th Space and outlines their implications for the development and dissemination of conspiracy theories. We argue that privacy can be exploited by individuals and organizations to spread conspiracy theories online, while organizational transparency, intended to increase accountability and ultimately trust, can have the adverse effect and nurture conspiracy beliefs. Through the lens of the 4th Space concept, we offer suggestions on how to approach those challenges which emerge as a result of the complex entanglements of both actual and virtual world across time. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.37240/FiN.2022.10.zs.8 VL - 10 SP - 187 EP - 212 ER -