Open AccessNew technologies, Social Media and Democracy
Author(s) -
Edilene Lôbo,
José Luís Bolzan de Morais
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
opinión jurídica/opinión jurídica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-4078
pISSN - 1692-2530
DOI - 10.22395/ojum.v20n41a9
Subject(s) - social media , democracy , citizenship , politics , political science , public relations , intervention (counseling) , process (computing) , sociology , internet privacy , political economy , law , psychology , computer science , psychiatry , operating system
This article aims to consider the impact of new technologies in the Brazilian elections of 2018, questioning about the possibilities of its transformation with the prominent use of social networks to directly connect citizens and candidates, without the customary intervention of political parties and traditional media. It also aims to discuss the role of fake news in the electoral process and the means to fight it, so it does not denature the free thought formation as a human right essential to the practice of citizenship in the new digital age.