FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATED CENSORSHIP BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

The rise of social media has been a significant factor in establishing a new model of social relationships, where human beings interact through virtual spaces with unique dynamics that differ from conventional forms of the past decades. As a result, these digital spaces have become central to human activities in the 21st century, as people have been able to create content for information, entertainment, conduct commercial transactions, and maintain communication with family and friends.

However, the emergence of artificial intelligence systems in social media to control or moderate online content has led to a new form of violation of the right to freedom of expression, particularly when content suppression is carried out through algorithmic decisions. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine whether the use of artificial intelligence systems to analyze posts and make automated decisions to suppress or restrict them constitutes a violation of the right to freedom of expression.