Double harm to voters: Data-driven micro-targeting and democratic public discourse

Judit Bayer

Internet Policy Review: Journal on Internet Regulation, 2020, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: This article argues that political micro-targeting impacts the fundamental right of thenon-targeted citizens to receive information, and consequently, the democratic public discourse. The right to information is the passive side of freedom of expression, among other protected by Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Freedom of political expression is also an instrument to create a diverse and free public debate; therefore, expressions that counteract this goal cannot avail of the protection.

Keywords: Political micro-targeting; Democracy; Public discourse; Human rights; Freedom ofexpression; Freedom of information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.14763/2020.1.1460

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