The crisis of liberal democracy and the need for regulation of the digital world
The media have lost their monopoly on informing citizens about public affairs and more generally about the events that surround them.
The emergence of social networks in this role threatens modern democracy.
Not only are mass communication tools made available to anyone, but this amateur activity is reaching an increasingly large audience.
This results in a significant decline in the political education of the population and gives birth to a large group of citizens who are almost entirely unaware of what is happening in the public sphere.
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The second major impact is the weakening, without reasonable replacement, of the role of the media as arbiter and moderator of public debate.
It becomes impossible for a sufficient majority of the population to reach a consensus on the quality of the information received.
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