| Abstract [eng] |
In today’s world, internet technology offers opportunities to every one of us. However, when studying the impact of Internet technologies on the democratic governance of states, we can observe that Internet technologies facilitate the spread of populism and disinformation. Internet technologies can be used for anti-democratic purposes. The visible growth of populism around the world coincided with the revolution brought about by Internet technology. Thus, it should be noted that the online environment is conducive to disinformation and polarization campaigns, which can disrupt the old order by using new manipulation tools - Internet technologies. This must be stopped through appropriate regulation, because the current laws are insufficient and do not fully define the requirements for Internet technology in terms of democracy. Existing laws need to be improved to actually materialise the benefits of Internet technology. Potential threats from online technologies such as online misinformation, the unreliability of online voting, data protection issues and the challenges of deepfake can cause great damage to democratic governance. In this context, the topic of the work is relevant from both a legal and a social point of view, as there is a high level of public use of social networks, challenging democracies and a high level of legal uncertainty posing more threats than opportunities. |
