ABSTRACT

As the multiple issues of the digital public sphere threaten our democracies and the cohesion of our societies, most attempts for a betterment of the digital networks and platforms revolve around a risk-response approach. This paper takes the opposite approach and develops a positive definition of the ideal ethical public sphere, combining normative features with original taxonomies. In view of defining common standards for a healthy digital public sphere, this paper offers an interdisciplinary literature review, and original recommendations, before discussing potential leverages for implementing these changes. The suggested ethical normative features derive from a positive approach to the digital public sphere, as ideal common standards. Sustained by the underlying assumption that the composite landscape of the media ecosystem and its different layers (networks, platforms, users) cannot be steered by government regulations alone, the normative (deontological) approach serves to understand and justify the need for a normative approach, to help envision new pathways for an ethical transformation.

摘要

由于数字公共领域的多重问题威胁着我们的民主和我们社会的凝聚力，大多数改进数字网络和平台的尝试都围绕着风险应对方法展开。本文采用相反的方法，将规范特征与原始分类相结合，对理想的道德公共领域进行了积极定义。鉴于为健康的数字公共领域定义通用标准，本文在讨论实施这些变化的潜在杠杆之前提供了跨学科文献综述和原始建议。建议的道德规范特征源自对数字公共领域的积极态度，作为理想的共同标准。