Democracy and digital technologies
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https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2020.291.19Keywords:
Democracy, Participation, Information and Communication Technology, Digital TechnologyAbstract
Information and communication technologies are shaped by society but also modified by political structures and it is precisely because of recent technological developments that the debate about their great democratic potential has been updated and stimulated. The idea of an information society has served to open the debate on the democratic principles that should be present in technology. Hence the importance of paying attention to the subject. Linking technologies and democracy implies talking about a wide range of scenarios in which different users, content, and various elements interact.
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