Election campaigning in Telegram channels: problems of legal regulation
https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-1-82-91
EDN: PXJUHH
Abstract
The legal regulation of election campaigning has been a long-standing research topic for both theorists and practitioners of electoral law. This topic becomes especially relevant during the pre-election period. The active growth of information technologies and significant gaps in domestic legislation often cause violations of existing legal norms due to the impossibility of their actual implementation. The rapid development of messengers as a means of communication and the expansion of their functionality significantly expand users' access to information. The article analyzes the legal status of Telegram channels as services for the dissemination of information on the Internet, used, among other things, for conducting election campaigning and the problems of their legal status during the pre-election period. A comparative analysis of the functionality of Telegram channels and a review of law enforcement practice is carried out. Proposals have been developed and formulated to improve the current electoral legislation of the Russian Federation.
About the Author
P. M. Miroshkin
Central Russian Institute of Management – branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel M. Miroshkin – Postgraduate Student
Orel
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Miroshkin P.M. Election campaigning in Telegram channels: problems of legal regulation. North Caucasus Legal Vestnik. 2024;(1):82-91. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-1-82-91. EDN: PXJUHH
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