Autorregulação de conteúdos eleitorais: aspectos legais, riscos e desafios de implementação

Abstract

False narratives have always been a weapon in the voter persuasion strategy. However, the popularization of the Internet has exponentially increased the dissemination of false content, posing a challenge to the control of the electoral process. In response to this, the selfregulation of content by platforms and providers has emerged as an alternative approach for both legal systems and governrrents. This study focuses on self-regulation of electoral content, examining various regulatory models and international initiatives. The rsearch aims to address practical aspects, such as the accuracy and feasibility of automatic methods for detecting fake news and deepfakes within the context of self-regulation of electoral content, highlighting potential risks, including the chilling effect and systemic attacks on moderation systems. The work seeks to provide valuable insights and forrmlate recommendations for both the development of regulations and the irrplementation of moderation systems. Additionally, an analysis of PL 2630/2020 is conducted. Ultimately, several asymmetries between the regulation of electoral content and of abusive content are observed, indicating the need for a specific law to address the regulation of electoral content.