Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Social media are today an essential part of the public sphere. They are the main places where citizens come together to share information, to debate, to discuss, or to deliberate on common concerns. Social media plays an important role in the implementation of public debate. The analysis presented here allows us to conclude that currently, social media do not meet the conditions for the public sphere. Consequently, the realization of other rights is compromised. Social media require legislators to regulate them accordingly. States have positive obligations in the form of enabling their citizens to realize public debate. It is, therefore, necessary to launch an appropriate legislative process aimed at normalizing the activities of social media to guarantee these features. The state, acting to protect citizens' rights in the digital age, should establish regulations to guarantee the pluralism and autonomy of this new public sphere. Keywords: Public sphere; social media; Digital public space; Public debate; Media Transparency.
Author: Ewa Milczarek
Institution: University of Szczecin
Language: English
Topic: Social Media and Politics
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411020150