Ethical, Political and Legal Issues Surrounding Artificial Intelligence in Combatting Disinformation: Public Perceptions in Arab States

Social and primary marketing research is used to study the perceptions of the people in various Arab states towards the including of artificial intelligence AI in the fight against disinformation, its ethical and legal issues. Assessing opinions on the use of AI to combat misinformation and security challenges, the research seeks to identify the space of promise and pitfalls of AI technologies. The question is dealt with whether the reasons and factors persuading the social media users to accept AI and its tools in the defence against disinformation are effective and how much of the constraints are there. The subject is also the use of AI algorithms for social media content categorization, and specifically, the categories ‘Legal’ and ‘Illegal’. This study progresses in the direction of policy making, that is aiming to work with policy makers and other stakeholders' perceptions of AI in addressing disinformation and the need for ethical standards and legal frameworks in the area in question.