The online state of nature

Kantian perspectives on freedom of expression, platform power and information disorder

Autores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v22i3.100688

Palavras-chave:

Kant, State of nature, Freedom of expression, Digital platforms

Resumo

This article argues that the current configuration of digital platform governance constitutes an online state of nature, marked by provisional rights, the absence of public guarantees, and unilateral control over speech. Drawing on Kant’s political philosophy, we examine how concentration of power within digital platforms, exercised without subjection to public rights, alters the conditions under which civil freedom and meaningful public discourse can flourish. We link this structure to the dynamics of information disorder and argue that freedom of expression in the digital age requires rethinking through public norms grounded in principles that are shared by all.

Biografia do Autor

Tailine Hijaz, UFPR

Doutoranda em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) e Universität Vechta (Alemanha). Participante do programa PROBRAL (PROJETOS DE COOPERAÇÃO EM PESQUISA ENTRE O BRASIL E A ALEMANHA - CAPES/DAAD), com bolsa da CAPES. Visiting Scholar na Columbia Law School (2024). Mestre em Direito pela UFPR. Graduada em Direito pela Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC). Pós-Graduada em Direito Constitucional pela Academia Brasileira de Direito Constitucional (ABDConst) e em Direito Público pela Fundação Escola do Ministério Público do Paraná (FEMPAR). Atualmente também faz graduação em Filosofia na UFPR. Tem interesse em Teoria Constitucional, Filosofia Política e Teoria do Direito, especialmente em temas como liberdade de expressão, discurso de ódio, fake news e desinformação.

Joel Thiago Klein, UFPR

Professor of UFPR/CNPq and Visiting Research Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt.

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Hijaz, T., & Klein, J. T. (2026). The online state of nature: Kantian perspectives on freedom of expression, platform power and information disorder. DoisPontos, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v22i3.100688

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v. 22 n. 3 (2025): Racionalidade e irracionalidade social

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Racionalidade e irracionalidade social

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