Fake News and Democracy in India: Constitutional Limits, AI Misuse, and the Politics Of Regulation

Abstract

Recently, however, the question of fake news has acquired relevance and recognition as one of the most important problems facing democratic societies around the world. From an Indian perspective, the problem has been accentuated by the use of technological advancements in communication. As a result of changes in the way that information is produced, distributed, and consumed, there has been a drastic change in the nature of discourses. As a result of the advent of social media and artificial intelligence, the creation of fake information as well as credible information has become increasingly possible. In this sense, there has been the question of the viability of democracy as a system. The reason for this is that not only have fake news had a bearing on the perspectives held by individuals, but have also influenced how they think and vote. Furthermore, it has also affected how they interact with each other in the varied country of India. Under these circumstances, the current paper will try to analyze the effect of disinformation on the democratic system in India from the viewpoint of law and constitution. The way the impact of disinformation influences the formation of people’s views, elections, and social integration process has been analyzed in the paper. Moreover, factors causing people to be prone to disinformation have been analyzed psychologically in the paper. Finally, the tendency towards growing popularity of the use of artificial intelligence technology for disinformation creation by the author of the paper will be considered in the paper.