Criminalization of fake news

notes from the german experience

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Authors

  • Raphael Boldt Goethe-Universität/Frankfurt am Main

Keywords:

Criminal Law, Fake News, Criminalization, Germany, Regulation

Abstract

The great challenge brought about by the apparently uncontrollable proliferation of hate speech and fake news in the virtual environment is to find appropriate solutions to the instantaneousness of the digital age, and not mere transpositions of law enforcement techniques that originate in the analog paradigm. Based on the notion of reconstructive criticism as a methodological basis, the work intends to analyze the German experience with regard to the regulation and control of fake news and answer the following guiding questions: What are the measures adopted by Germany to deal with the dissemination of fake news on the internet and to what extent can such a model serve as an inspiration for the debate on the criminalization of fake news in Brazil?

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Author Biography

Raphael Boldt, Goethe-Universität/Frankfurt am Main

Pós-Doutor em Direito Penal pela Goethe-Universität/Frankfurt am Main e em Criminologia pela Universität Hamburg, ambos com bolsa DAAD. Doutor em Direitos e Garantias Fundamentais pela Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), com estágio doutoral na Goethe-Universität/Frankfurt am Main. Professor nos cursos de Graduação e Pós-Graduação (Mestrado e Doutorado) da FDV. Advogado.

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Published

2024-07-26

How to Cite

Boldt, R. (2024). Criminalization of fake news: notes from the german experience. Boletim IBCCRIM, 31(364), 20–21. Retrieved from https://publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/boletim_1993/article/view/1585

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 364 (2023): Boletim IBCCRIM - Março

Section

Doutrina

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