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Konferenzbeitrag
The Digital Service Act and Elections
(E-Vote-ID 2024, 2024) Loeber, Leontine
The use of technology in the electoral process has not only been applied to the process of voting but also to the ways voters are informed about elections. This information can be about the procedural aspects of voting, such as how to register, when to vote and the dissemination of results, but also on the parties and candidates and their positions. While the use of internet makes it easier for electoral management bodies to inform voters about elections and the way they can participate, there is a growing fear that the use of social media has let to new ways to manipulate elections, by spreading misinformation. This misinformation can lead to the loss of trust in elections and their results, as was clearly shown in the case of the 2020 US elections. Within the European Union, this fear led to the adoption of the Digital Service Act, which, among other things, regulates how social media platforms should combat misinformation within the electoral process. This paper maps the requirements of the Act and their consequences for the use of social media in elections. It highlights the benefits, but also the possible drawbacks of the choices that were made by the EU.