Africa-Press – Cape verde. Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva today defended the need to regulate the performance of digital platforms and Artificial Intelligence, he also defended the promotion of values of tolerance and civic responsibility, in addition to reinforcing media and digital literacy, especially among young people.
Ulisses Correia e Silva spoke at the National Assembly at the opening of the debate “Protection and Improvement of Democracy and Good Governance”.
The Head of Government noted that we are living in the era of Social Networks, Artificial Intelligence and the expansion of Post-Truth and warned of the negative impact that these tools have on society, namely in the manipulation of public perceptions and the propagation of ideologies. extremists, populists and deniers.
“These tools are used intentionally to create thousands of followers and spread ideologies, often without any respect for facts or ethical principles,” he said.
The fight against disinformation, fake news and post-truth ideology increases the relevance and need for public media outlets that are guided by programming and information oriented by the constitutional principles of freedom and independence of media outlets and journalists. , but also by the principles of pluralism, rigor and impartiality, as I said.
It also pointed out that without adequate regulatory mechanisms, digital platforms and Artificial Intelligence can be exploited to violate constitutional norms that limit freedom of expression.
In the context of the Constitution of Cape Verde, the ruler said that there is a limit to freedom of expression, especially when it “offends the honor and consideration of people, violates their right to image or to privacy of personal and family life”.
“In the absence of effective control, the commercialization of votes and the financial conditioning of electoral choices can become a real threat to democracy,” he warned.
Ulisses Correia e Silva also mentioned the risk of impunity in certain countries, which contributes to the normalization of practices that weaken democratic systems, something that, although not present in Cape Verde, continues to be a global concern.
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