The boundaries of freedom of expression on social media

Abstract

Technological advances have impacted life in society and how human beings relate and communicate. Access to information is now greater than at any other time in history. Human beings today, are a social being with a greater capacity to express his thoughts and ideas with great simplicity, especially through social media and internet. Also, the human right to freedom of expression is transformed into an applicability in these digital media, where there are a series of limitations to this right, ranging from international treaties, State power, to private enterprises, as intermediaries, who dictate on what is correct to say or not. With a
series of variables such as culture, territory and a specific context, the conception of freedom of expression may vary, but in the end, it must be assured by states and international law as part of human thinking and development, and life in democracy. Furthermore, is necessary to consider freedom of expression from the current and future reality, national and international regulations, doctrine, and contemplate a way of guaranteeing it without harming other rights.