A multiterritorialidade da desinformação: um estudo de caso sobre a rede nacional de combate à desinformação

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Elisa Lacerda
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; BR; Mestrado em Comunicação e Territorialidades; Centro de Artes; UFES; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Territorialidades
• Palavras-chave em Português: Desinformação; Propaganda; Comunicação política; Combate à desinformação; RNCD; Comunicação
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/12739

This study closely examines the performance of the National Network to Combat Disinformation (RNCD) in the context of the 2022 Brazilian elections, a time when the increasing use of digital technologies has significantly expanded the reach of political advertisements. This phenomenon, however, also resulted in the spread of intentionally false information, used as a political communication strategy. Faced with this scenario, several entities, including public authorities, communication specialists and various sectors of civil society, responded to threats to information integrity, with the RNCD being one of these initiatives. The present work, through a bibliographical review, deepens the discussion on the intentionality behind disinformation and its use as a tactic to influence political communication and maintain power and oppression. The networked approach adopted by RNCD in the fight against disinformation highlights the unprecedented dimension that this phenomenon takes on with the rise of the internet. The study analyzes digital transformations, focusing on the large-scale production of information, its multi-territorial nature and the consequences resulting from this context. The specific case study about RNCD is presented at the end of the work, based on data obtained from the network's website, observation of the group on Whatsapp and semi-structured interviews with its founder and one of the partners. The results highlight the paradigm shift by forming a network with more than 177 partners from different areas of knowledge, the network analysis of this articulation, the survey of their activities during the 2022 elections and the debate around PL2630. These elements highlight the positive impacts and contributions of RNCD in the battle against disinformation.