The Digital or Information Code: prospects for legislative regulation

The article deals with the topical issues of legal regulation of information relations in the conditions of rapid development of digital technologies and increasing conflict of interests between states and global IT-corporations. The author emphasizes the complexity of legal regulation, especially in the issues of data encryption and access to confidential information of users. Special attention is paid to conflicts between states and IT-corporations over control over digital technologies.

In particular, the need for improved information law is emphasized, including the enshrinement of digital rights such as the right to delete personal information, the right to a pseudonym, arbitration in online disputes, and the right to appeal decisions involving artificial intelligence. Important steps are also proposed to strengthen administrative and legal liability for digital offenses such as wrongful disclosure of confidential information, spamming and digital bullying.

The author focuses on the need to systematize information legislation and emphasizes that government measures should take into account the rights and freedoms of users, limiting government intervention where it is inappropriate. Legislation should be aimed at protecting civil rights, but at the same time leave room for the development of the IT sector and innovations.

The article presents a comprehensive view of the problem of legal regulation of the digital industry in the context of Administrative Law, proposing specific steps to create a balanced legislative framework that takes into account the interests of both the state and society in the context of ongoing digital transformation.