Challenges of the information society in recovering and using information in digital environments

• Autor(a) principal: Delfino, Samyr Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Pinho Neto, Júlio Afonso Sá de, Sousa, Marckson Roberto Ferreira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Direito Civil (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rdbci/article/view/8655973
• topic: Informação; Fake news; Sociedade da informação; Information; Fake news; Information society

In our contemporary society, also known as information society, information is considered to be its most valuable asset. However, even though information is in the core of this new culture, its overwhelming volume triggers several problems. Freedom in communication, possible through the use of the Internet and social networks, associated with the lack of hierarchy in the production and dissemination on the its channels, results in a flood of information that hinders the ability of analysis and criticism from its users. Problems such as post-truth, fake-news and misinformation has become increasingly common and gave rise to questions regarding the quality of the members user of this society, considering that opinions are directly influenced by the information available on the Internet and social platforms. In light of the above, and foreseeing additional potential problems directly related to the extreme volume of information available to the public, it is seems fitting (and necessary) the performing of a literature research with the purpose of mapping actions to identify the fake-news in the context of post-fact, as well as to stop its production and dissemination.