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Rule of Law, Democracy and the Digital Sector

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In Europe and Brazil there is a participatory society in the information age, based on expanded constitutionalism and the technology that connects it, forming a large network, with the great current challenge being to understand how this hyperconnected society works, guarantee freedom of expression and repress every form of crime. Traditional ethics does not accompany disruptive technology, which must observe the Asilomar Principles, which guarantee transparency and auditability. Data protection laws are guarantors of fundamental principles of human dignity and privacy. The right to informational self-determination was decided for the first time in the Judgment BVerfG, 12.15.1983–1 BvR 2009/83, of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Democracy as we know it is under pressure from digital populism.

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    Fukuyama (2000).

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    See G1.GLOBO, https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/especial-publicitario/prefeitura-municipal-de-jaragua-do-sul/viverjara-gua/noticia/2021/11/12/analfabetismo-funcional-atinge-29percent-da-populacao-brasileira.ghtml.

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    See EUROPA.EU, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/headlines/society/20210204STO97129/social-media-und-demokratie-wir-brauchen-gesetze-und-keine-leitlinien.

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    Jonas (2006).

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    Jonas (2006).

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    Loonhard (2018).

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    See IERFH.ORG, https://ierfh.org/principios-asilomar-de-ia/.

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    See MIGALHAS, https://www.migalhas.com.br/coluna/direito-digital/248162/por-que-precisamos-de-uma-agenda-para-discutir-algoritmos.

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    See STANFORD.EDU, https://hai.stanford.edu/.

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    See https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/EN/1983/12/rs19831215_1bvr020983en.tml.

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    Ropen (2006).

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    Sen (2011).

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    See https://www.rnd.de/politik/schaeuble-soziale-medien-machen-aus-politischem-diskurs-digitale-stimmungsdemokratie-NNG5X6RQ7XSD5643J7IKSZIR6E.html.

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    See https://esbrasil.com.br/como-internet-matando-democracia.

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Allemand, L.C. (2023). Rule of Law, Democracy and the Digital Sector. In: Arnold, R., Cremades, J. (eds) Rule of Law and the Challenges Posed by the Pandemic. WLC 2021. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39804-9_4

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