Digital political campaigning: platform compliance with EU law

Gabriela Borz

doi:10.26904/RF-154-7290336456

Digital political campaigning: platform compliance with EU law

Gabriela Borz

Politics

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Abstract

Digital political campaigning can pose serious risks for citizens and democracies, such as fuelling discussions that are not grounded in fact, polarised public views, and a lack of transparency from political and non-political organisations. Gabriela Borz and her colleagues at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland recently set out to identify the risks of digital political campaigning and explore the effectiveness of one EU soft regulation designed to tackle associated disinformation. Their findings suggest that the EU’s strengthened code of practice on disinformation is fostering constructive dialogue between institutions and global digital platforms.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	Research Features
Volume	154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26904/RF-154-7290336456
Publication status	Published - 27 Aug 2024

Funding

The project ‘Digital political campaigning: regulatory effectiveness through the eyes of citizens (DIGIEFFECT)’ is funded by the European Union – NextgenerationEU and Romanian Government, under National Recovery and Resilience Plan for Romania, contract no.760035/23.05.2023, cod PNRR-C9-I8-CF CF266/29.11.2022, through the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, within Component 9, Investment I8.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

AI
digital technology
democracy
compliance
EU law
elections
risks

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DIGIEFFECT: Digital political campaigning: regulatory effectiveness through the eyes of citizens (Next Generation EU)
Borz, G. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: External Facilities/Resources

Digital political campaigning: contemporary challenges and regulation
Borz, G. & De Francesco, F., 2 Sept 2024, In: Policy Studies. 45, 5, p. 677-691 15 p.
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The EU soft regulation of digital campaigning: regulatory effectiveness through platform compliance to the Code of Practice on Disinformation
Borz, G., De Francesco, F., Montgomerie, T. L. & Bellis, M. P., 2 Sept 2024, In: Policy Studies. 45, 5, p. 709-729 21 p.
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Interview for Portugal Diplomatico
Borz, G. (Recipient)
30 Jun 2025
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
Why digital electoral campaigning needs urgent regulation? (blog for the Loop)
Borz, G. (Contributor)
8 Jan 2025
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation

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Funding

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DIGIEFFECT: Digital political campaigning: regulatory effectiveness through the eyes of citizens (Next Generation EU)

Research output

Digital political campaigning: contemporary challenges and regulation

The EU soft regulation of digital campaigning: regulatory effectiveness through platform compliance to the Code of Practice on Disinformation

Activities

Interview for Portugal Diplomatico

Why digital electoral campaigning needs urgent regulation? (blog for the Loop)

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