The domain of fake news: regulation or education?

Abstract

The growing fear in the internet networks swings between the real or false, believing or not, the dimensioned or exempted. We are experiencing a virtual paranoia where we assume the extremes for not understanding what we receive. This is the chaos caused by the famous fake news. A few months ago, you could perceive its coming as a storm but you could not understand this reality as a mass phenomenon. It is said that everything that threatens social equilibrium requires the right to restore the harmony of its bases. The various planes have shown that it usually works like this; But, is the recipe applicable in the digital context without violating principles such as free access to information? The panorama may sound daunting when fake news attacks different virtual spaces, taking advantage of the ingenuity of the user who becomes a misinformative multiplier through their social networks. In this chaos of misinformation and loss of credibility in the messages, the power lies in the user.

KEY WORDS: internet, fake news, regulation, Username, social networks.

JEL CODE: H52, H75