Home > 1.3.1 Freedom of voters to form an opinion > Principles for a Fundamental Rights-Complaint use of Digital Technologies in Electoral Processes
 
 
 
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Nonetheless, even if “[t]he internet has the power to be a tool of democracy… its potential in this respect is at risk… [because the] same technology that facilitates discourse creates opportunities for censorship of information, monitoring of online practices and the subtle shaping and manipulation of behaviour”.