I argued in a presentation that open access may be harmful as it suggests that laypersons can just do their own research and don't need to rely on experts. One of the papers in the background was Levys "Do your own research!" (doi.org/10.1007/s112... ). Don't know if helpful.

Do your own research! - Synthese

Philosophical tradition and conspiracy theorists converge in suggesting that ordinary people ought to do their own research, rather than accept the word of others. In this paper, I argue that it’s no ...

Thank you very much. Interesting perspective! I plan a journal club on open science and look for materials that offer an approach to the issue.