Democratic responsibility in the digital public sphere.

  • Published In: Constellations: An International Journal of Critical & Democratic Theory, 2023, v. 30, n. 1. P. 92 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Cohen, Joshua; Fung, Archon 3 of 3

Abstract

Protecting speech from viewpoint regulation helps establish the conditions that enable equal citizens to form and express their views and monitor and hold accountable those who exercise power. In both spheres of mass media and the digital public, the truth-seeking norm requires citizens (including in their role as authors) to be media literate in the sense that they can distinguish information from propaganda. A well-functioning democratic public sphere, then, requires a set of rights and opportunities to ensure equal, substantive communicative freedom: I Rights i : Each person has rights to basic liberties, including liberties of expression and association. The Internet has democratized speech, creating a forum for public self-expression and connecting billions of speakers and listeners who never could have found each other before. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Constellations: An International Journal of Critical & Democratic Theory. 2023/03, Vol. 30, Issue 1, p92
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1351-0487
  • DOI:10.1111/1467-8675.12670
  • Accession Number:162824230
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