Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news
In addition to the deliberate efforts to distort or misinform, the unintentional errors detected by thepublic —and the suspicion that there may be others not identified— have reinforced a skeptical stanceamong the public about the alleged veracity of the news. In the era of the so-called post-truth,...
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Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador)
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| author | Vianna, Lucas Carvalho Mendonça, Matheus T. |
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| description | In addition to the deliberate efforts to distort or misinform, the unintentional errors detected by thepublic —and the suspicion that there may be others not identified— have reinforced a skeptical stanceamong the public about the alleged veracity of the news. In the era of the so-called post-truth, it isno exaggeration to say that the main concern of the social sciences after the public debate has beencompletely hampered by the spread of false news and the supposed beginning of the collapse of liberaldemocracies, has been a collective sensation of shock, indignation. and despair at the increased prevalenceof false news. This paper focuses on the phenomenon of fake news, its effects in the context ofpolitical disputes and regulatory frameworks as an alleged solution. It is intended to demonstrate thatdigital literacy appears as the most adequate solution to mitigate this problem, without affecting freedomof expression in the public discursive sphere. |
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| spelling | oai:revistas.ups.edu.ec:article-45342021-03-09T15:11:47Z The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news El debate público envenenado y los límites de la regulación estatal: por una alfabetización digital ante el problema de las fake news Vianna, Lucas Carvalho Mendonça, Matheus T. Fake news Posverdade Alfabetización digital democracia liberal libertad de expresión regulación estatal Fake news post-truth digital literacy liberal democracy state regulation freedom of speech In addition to the deliberate efforts to distort or misinform, the unintentional errors detected by thepublic —and the suspicion that there may be others not identified— have reinforced a skeptical stanceamong the public about the alleged veracity of the news. In the era of the so-called post-truth, it isno exaggeration to say that the main concern of the social sciences after the public debate has beencompletely hampered by the spread of false news and the supposed beginning of the collapse of liberaldemocracies, has been a collective sensation of shock, indignation. and despair at the increased prevalenceof false news. This paper focuses on the phenomenon of fake news, its effects in the context ofpolitical disputes and regulatory frameworks as an alleged solution. It is intended to demonstrate thatdigital literacy appears as the most adequate solution to mitigate this problem, without affecting freedomof expression in the public discursive sphere. Además de los esfuerzos deliberados por distorsionar o desinformar, los errores involuntarios detectadospor el público —y la sospecha de que pueda haber otros no identificados— han reforzado una posturaescéptica entre el público sobre la supuesta veracidad de la noticia. En la era de la llamada posverdad,no es exagerado decir que la principal preocupación de las ciencias sociales tras el debate público seve totalmente obstaculizada por la difusión de noticias falsas y el supuesto inicio del colapso de lasdemocracias liberales, ha sido una sensación colectiva de conmoción, indignación. y desesperación antela creciente prevalencia de noticias falsas. Este artículo se centra en el fenómeno de las fake news, susefectos en el contexto de las disputas políticas y los marcos regulatorios como supuesta solución. Sepretende demostrar que la alfabetización digital aparece como la solución más adecuada para mitigar esteproblema, sin afectar la libertad de expresión en el ámbito discursivo público. Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador) 2021-02-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip application/pdf https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01 10.17163/uni.n34.2021.01 Universitas; No. 34 (2021): (March 2021- August 2021): Fake News, Communication and Politics; 19-40 Universitas; Núm. 34 (2021): (marzo 2021- agosto 2021): Fake News, comunicación y política; 19-40 1390-8634 1390-3837 10.17163/uni.n34 spa eng https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01/4337 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01/4369 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01/4370 https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01/4390 Derechos de autor 2021 Universidad Politénica Salesiana |
| spellingShingle | Vianna, Lucas Carvalho Mendonça, Matheus T. The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title | The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title_full | The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title_fullStr | The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title_full_unstemmed | The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title_short | The poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| title_sort | poisoned public debate and the limits of state regulation: for a digital literacy against the fake news |
| url | https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/34.2021.01 |