Digital Rights In 2023 - The Rise Of Deepfakes

Introduction

Digital rights are a combination of human and legal rights allowing one access to carry out various digital activities on the computer and other electronic devices and telecommunication networks. Digital rights have in many quarters been attributed to freedom of expression and right to privacy. The dilemma therefore is balancing the two - freedom of expression and the right to privacy. At what stage does one's exercise of his/her freedom of expression violate the right to privacy of another?

In advocating for digital rights, one protagonist is of the view that the rights obtainable offline should be applicable online. Therefore, everything prohibited offline should be prohibited online. Proponents of this school of thought are of the opinion that with the increase in human interactions and transactions in the digital space, it is vital to apply the principles of openness, accountability and participation in the governance of the digital platforms and