Expression of Freedom on Social Media and the Use of AI in Countering Fake News

Freedom of expression is among those rights which everyone should have. With the development of the Internet and social networking sites, freedom of expression of views, opinions, and ideologies has become easy. Thus, individuals have got the right tools which help them express their views on various matters. On the other hand, it needs to be noted that some of those tools through which individuals get freedom of expression have been misused, and this resulted in the spreading of misinformation. The question is how to achieve the freedom of expression without harming people with misinformation. There are various ways to address this problem. One way is to use the technology of artificial intelligence to moderate the content and get rid of misinformation on websites. Algorithms and networks can play this role. It should be noted that there are ethical and legal challenges associated with artificial intelligence as well since there is no such concept as algorithm neutrality.
The relation between freedom of speech and AI technology which is used nowadays to prevent any disinformation and the value, control, and ethics which emerge because of this relation are discussed in this abstract. Thus, despite the fact that AI technology can be considered to be an excellent tool for information protection, its use must adhere to some ethical considerations which have to put human rights above all other interests. The growing significance of the Internet in the future implies that the future of freedom of speech relies upon the use of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fake news, Freedom of Expression, Moderation and social media

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