Impact of digital platforms and social media on freedom of expression and pluralism (12/2)

Описание: Impact of digital platforms and social media on freedom of expression and pluralism – in specific terms

Welcoming speech
Prof. Dr. Marcin WIELEC
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw / Institute of Justice (Poland)

23 November 2021
Budapest

The Central European Professors’ Network, consisting of four research groups, launched its activities on 1 January 2021 to conduct research on a great variety of issues with regard to seven Central European countries (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia). The Professors’ Network organises events with the primary aim to draw attention of the European citizens to the topics which are important and significant in connection with the future of Europe, in particular of Central Europe.

One of the research groups has dealt with the impact of social media on the freedom of expression and its constitutional relevance in Central Europe. Furthermore, the group has focused on the comparative legal analysis of censorship, as well as of social networks and forms of expression which may threaten European values, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, such as disinformation campaigns aimed at spreading fake news on social media and other networks.