E-Commerce

Tackling disinformation in the EU: the case of “Truthster”

Francesco Crisci

Silvia Venier

Stefano Bistarelli

Ivan Mercanti

Zitiervorschlag: Francesco Crisci / Silvia Venier / Stefano Bistarelli / Ivan Mercanti, Tackling disinformation in the EU: the case of “Truthster”, in: Jusletter IT 30. März 2023

Tackling disinformation is crucial for the development of the Information Society. To do so it is necessary to empower journalists in the production of trustworthy information, and to nurture an economic ecosystem centred on a secure circulation of contents. In this contribution we present an interdisciplinary approach that aims at (1) finding a balance between freedom of expression and other fundamental rights (i.e., privacy and data protection), (2) developing business models driven by the production of genuine content, (3) exploiting the potentials of distributed ledger systems to provide media certification.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
- 1.1. An overview: from “truth” and “authority” to “trustworthiness” and “governance”
- 1.2. Tacking online disinformation in the EU: a holistic approach
- 1.3. Outline of the contribution: presenting project “TRUTHSTER”
2. The legal pillar: balancing rights and protecting their core
3. The economic pillar: entrepreneurial innovation
4. The technological pillar: the need for a decentralized platform
5. Conclusion
6. Acknowledgement
7. Reference