REGULATING THE EXERCISE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ON SOCIAL NETWORKS: A COMPARISON OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tema ovog rada je pristup uređenju slobode izražavanja na društvenim mrežama: usporedba Europske unije i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Na početku rada će se razraditi sloboda izražavanja u Europskoj uniji i SAD-u te ovlasti Europske unije u odnosu na SAD. U nastavku rada će se pojasniti velike platforme društvenih mreža poput Twittera, Facebooka i Instagrama te sloboda izražavanja građana na njima. Možemo reći da danas skoro cijeli svijet ima pristup društvenim mrežama te time mogućnost da izražava svoje mišljenje na javnim platformama. Društvene mreže imaju vlastita pravila, koja nisu nužno kompatibilna s nacionalnim normama, koje također protekom vremena ne mogu držati korak s tehnološkim razvitkom. Shodno tome potrebno je regulirati slobodu izražavanja na društvenim mrežama, pazeći da se ista ne ograniči. Na kraju rada se opisuju (nad)državni primjeri reakcije na djelovanje društvenih mreža.The topic of this paper is the approach to regulating freedom of expression on social networks: a comparison of the European Union and the United States. At the beginning of the paper, the freedom of expression in the European Union and the USA and the powers of the European Union in relation to the USA will be elaborated. In the continuation of the work, large platforms of social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram will be explained, as well as the freedom of expression of citizens on them. We can say that today almost the whole world has access to social networks and thus the opportunity to express their opinions on public platforms. Social networks have their own rules, which are not necessarily compatible with national norms, which also cannot keep pace with technological developments over time. Accordingly, it is necessary to regulate freedom of expression on social networks, taking care not to restrict it. At the end of the paper, (supra) national examples of reaction to the operation of social networks are described