Challenged by news personalisation: Five perspectives on the right to receive information

S. Eskens, N. Helberger, J. Moeller

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Abstract

More and more news is personalised, based on our personal data and interests. As a result, the focus of media regulation moves from the news producer to the news recipient. This research asks what the fundamental right to receive information means for personalised news consumers and the obligation it imposes on states. However, the right to receive information is under-theorised. Therefore, we develop a framework to understand this right, starting from case law of the European Court of Human Rights. On this basis, we identify five perspectives on the right to receive information: political debate, truth finding, social cohesion, avoidance of censorship and self-development. We evaluate how news personalisation affects the right to receive information, considering these five different perspectives. Our research reveals important policy choices that must be made regarding personalised news considering news consumers’ rights.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)259-284
JournalJournal of Media Law
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

This work was supported by the European Research Council under Grant 638514 (PersoNews).

FundersFunder number
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme638514
European Research Council

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