O processo de securitização das fake news : O Reino Unido na pandemia de Covid-19

Abstract

The Information Age changed human relations after the 1980s and technological advances impacted all sectors of society. In this sense, cyberspace emerges as a new and important domain for national and international security and with it, new threats begin to challenge States. In a context of crisis, such as the Covid-19 Pandemic, these risks become more evident and pressure authorities to devise strategies to face them. With this, this work aims to study the fake news securitization movement in the United Kingdom in the context of the pandemic. Through descriptive and exploratory qualitative research, it is intended to use the discussion of the literature on securitization to understand the scenario that led to this process, how policy agents turned this issue into a security issue and what measures were taken. In addition, considerations will be made regarding the population's perception of this new threat.