La (des)información en la red

The rise of the phenomenon of citizen misinformation through information society channels and services has become a growing concern of States in recent years. However, the magnitude of this problem has been more evident since the covid-19 health crisis. From the beginning citizens have been exposed to a constant barrage of information that mixes contested research data with false, inaccurate or unreliable “news”, resulting in a global infodemic that has seriously jeopardized the State’s stability and security. In this context, the tools of the Spanish legal system against disinformation do not seem to be sufficiently effective in curbing its effects, especially in terms of covid-19 vaccines, which allows us to reflect upon the limitations and possible improvements to the established legal regime.