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Disinformation and hate speech : a European constitutional perspective / Giovanni Pitruzzella, Oreste Pollicino.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pitruzzella, Giovanni, author.
- Pollicino, Oreste, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of expression.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (132 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Milano : Bocconi University Press : Egea S.p.A, [2020]
- Summary:
- What balance should be struck between freedom of expression, as an essential right and value of any democratic society, and other constitutional rights when facing falsehood and extreme speech? How are Europe and legislators around the world reacting to the rise of online disinformation and hate speech, in the wake of mounting evidence of adverse effects on democratic processes? What is the most effective approach to address and tackle harmful practices over the Internet, if any? These are some of the pivotal questions that this book seeks to explore. The potentially global scale and the unprecedented velocity of the dissemination of false and extreme content raise concerns that are specific to our digital age. It is the Authors' belief that the answers to such questions plunge their roots in the origins of contemporary constitutionalism, with the paradigm of the constitutional traditions of Europe and the United States. Specifically, the right to freedom of expression, its development and subsequent application to the digital dimension constitute the starting ground of the analyses here proposed.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Freedom of Information in the Internet Era
- The market for information and the freedom of information regime
- How Internet changes the structure of information
- Consumption of information on Internet and the crisis of traditional media
- How search engines and social networks operate when they select information
- The algorithm, the unknown
- The filter bubble and its effects
- The sharing imperative and the new models of information distribution
- Why Internet amplifies and makes fake news relevant
- "Surveillance capitalism" and its influence on political behavior
- The European rules on personal data protection as a limit on surveillance capitalism
- Is it possible to distinguish fake news from opinions?
- Hate speech and the pyramid of hate
- Is it still possible to speak of the "marketplace of ideas"?
- Nobody seems to be responsible for what happens on Internet
- Content moderation and private censorship
- If Internet "cannibalizes" the media, is there room for the quality of information?
- Towards a new type of democracy: bubble democracy
- After Google Spain and the Antitrust interventions: what responsibility do platforms have?
- Self-regulation versus regulation: can a balance be found?
- Are our conceptual categories still relevant?
- 2. The Constitutional Perspective on Freedom of Expression in the Internet Era
- European constitutionalism put to the test by hate speech and fake news
- United States constitutionalism meets fake news and hate speech
- A new paradigm for Internet?
- 3. Tackling Disinformation: A Comparative Review of Legislative Interventions and Other Measures
- The roadmap
- Tackling disinformation at the EU level
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- The United Kingdom
- Russian Federation
- Singapore
- Malaysia.
- Anti-disinformation trends across the world
- 4. Perspectives on Disinformation and Hate Speech
- The crossroad between competition and constitutional law
- Self-regulation, regulation, co-regulation
- Consumer and user empowerment
- The EU's regulatory ecosystem
- Legislating disinformation in Europe
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 88-31322-07-9
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