Policies, Media Literacy, and
Freedom in the Digital Space:
Are There Any Practical Recommendations?
From this perspective, we deemed it appropriate for this research paper to address how to link and align corporate policies with
local laws; and how to disseminate a culture of media and information literacy to female and male citizens in general, as well as to
female and male internet users, and every person residing in Lebanon.
It also highlights a set of increasing digital threats, such as viruses, data theft, and electronic fraud, especially with the development
of artificial intelligence applications and the Internet of Things (IoT), and the potential technical vulnerabilities that may arise within
them. These vulnerabilities make it easier for hackers to exploit personal data or use it for unethical purposes, which threatens
individuals' privacy and exposes them to the risk of blackmail or digital violence. The paper provides an analysis of the various types
of digital crimes committed online and through social media, recognizing that it is difficult to list them all due to the constant evolution
of the digital world. The paper also highlights a set of increasing digital threats, such as viruses, data theft, and cyber fraud, especially
with the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and the IoT, and the potential technical vulnerabilities that may arise
within them. These vulnerabilities make it easier for hackers to exploit personal data or use it for unethical purposes, which threatens
individuals' privacy and exposes them to the risk of blackmail or digital violence.
In this context, the paper offers a set of recommendations aimed at creating a safe and fair public space for all, by emphasizing the
principles of net neutrality, personal data protection, digital security, and the economic dimension.
Just as we have sought freedoms in all their forms and the necessity of providing a safe and fair digital environment for all. We
identify many types of crimes that occur online and on social media, while acknowledging the difficulty of enumerating them all
due to the continuous development of the digital world. We also see that digital violence, which includes violations of privacy and
threats to personal security, both physical and psychological, and may extend to economic violence, all of which requires a legal
framework to protect individuals and society in all their gender identities, social classes, ages, and persons with disabilities, as an
intersectional approach to these identities. We present recommendations for what we dream of as a public space for all, far from
abuse of power, fraud, and violence, as well as digital threats such as viruses, data theft, and electronic fraud, with the development
of applications and those related to AI, IoT, and the vulnerabilities that may appear in them. These vulnerabilities make it easier for
hackers to exploit personal data or use it for unethical purposes, which threatens individuals' privacy and exposes them to the risk
of blackmail or digital violence. In this context, we present through this analysis a set of recommendations aimed at creating a safe
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and fair public space for all, by emphasizing the principle of ‘Net neutrality ’, the protection of personal data , digital security, while
taking into account the economic dimension.
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