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BASANTA VAZQUEZ., Blanca  y  AZURMENDI, Ana. Digital Platforms and Right to Information: From Mere Hosts to Responsible Actors. Revista de Comunicación [online]. 2025, vol.24, n.1, pp.17-50.  Epub 10-Abr-2025. ISSN 1684-0933.  http://dx.doi.org/10.26441/rc24.1-2025-3641.

Despite the apparent neutrality of digital platforms, they exert a significant influence on the mediation of information and raise questions about their responsibility to guarantee the right to information. This article examines the intermediary role of digital platforms, given that they have transformed the model of public communication. Taking as a starting point Desantes’ (1994) argument, that information is a human and social good that entails a duty for those who disseminate it, this research paper argues that digital platforms, like traditional media, must assume structural responsibility for information. Through a discussion of key theoretical perspectives, this article explores how platforms have altered public communication, challenged traditional media principles and highlighted the need to hold them accountable for their operational role, as reflected in recent EU regulations.

Palabras clave : digital platform; social media; accountability; intermediary; right to information; public sphere..

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