Responsibility of the social network as a distributor of commercial advertising

Abstract

The article examines the limits of state participation and the impact of legal regulation on the development of the Internet in general and social networks in particular. An attempt is made to determine the nature and extent of regulation of the dissemination of information through social networks, as well as the feasibility of control over cyberspace by the state. An analysis of existing legal norms on the regulation of advertising on the Internet, taking into account the peculiarities of advertising on social networks. It is established that today Internet advertising, including advertising on social networks, has become the most popular and effective way to convey information about goods or services to their potential consumers. Recent developments related to the introduction of quarantine measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an even greater intensification of e-commerce and the transition of traditional online business. As a result, the volume of advertising campaigns on social networks has grown significantly, and advertising itself has become more aggressive. It is noted that among the main general theoretical issues in the study of legal regulation of the global information system it is necessary to highlight the problems of jurisdiction of networks, as well as the legal personality of persons who provide, distribute and consume information in such networks. At the same time, no country in the world has comprehensive (codified) legislation that would regulate relations on the Internet. Existing regulations regulate only private aspects of network operation. Currently, each social network is governed solely by its own established rules. It is concluded that the legal norms governing traditional advertising are ineffective in advertising on networks. We believe that the interests of the state in the research area should be limited, first of all, to creating conditions for the harmonious development of information infrastructure, realization of constitutional rights and freedoms of man and citizen in obtaining and using information, unconditional law and order, development of equal and mutually beneficial international cooperation.