INFOCRACY
A DEMOCRACIA À MERCÊ DA ERA DIGITAL
Abstract
The book Infocracy: Digitalization and the Crisis of Democracy, by Byung-Chul Han, examines the impact of digitalization on contemporary democracy. The author argues that modern society is no longer controlled through physical coercion but rather through digital surveillance and the dominance of information. Han explores how algorithms, social networks, and data consumption shape public opinion and influence political processes, making democracy hostage to informational manipulation. He demonstrates how polarization, fake news, and the fragmentation of discourse undermine democratic rationality, leading to a society where truth is diluted in misinformation. The author concludes that without a commitment to truth, democracy weakens, becoming an illusion in the digital era.
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