(by Vito Coviello) It might seem a contradiction to dwell on issues such as the excessive use of digital and the abuse of this technology in this historical phase where everyone, absolutely everyone, is engaged in the spread of digitalization. The expansion of digitization in every sector, although it is still a long process to complete, has also given rise to new terms. To indicate a disparity in the possibility of accessing the internet, we use the words digital divide. To distinguish the way of working not bound by place or time from the traditional form of work performed in the company headquarters, we use the terms smart working or agile work. However, a term has not yet been coined or shared to indicate the excessive use and abuse of digital technologies: I would propose to call it "digital excess ". It is part of digital excessive use, for example, the excessive use of the internet, smartphones, social networks, gaming, which can cause Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders and other pathologies. Instead, it falls within theexcessive digital supplies, the offer of digital services that do not comply in whole or in part with current legislation. The greatest difficulty however lies precisely in the regulation and monitoring ofdigital excess". Most of the EU and non-EU countries have already been working for several years to regulate what has been said, but it is not at all simple.

Le United Nations they created theInternet GovernanceForum to encourage discussion and debate between all interested parties in order to discuss, exchange information and share initiatives related to Internet Governance. Almost all countries have tried over time to adapt laws and regulations to the ever-expanding reality of the digital world with the awareness that the latter is not in contrast with the real world, even though it is not "physical".

THEXNUMX-XNUMX business days Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act
encompassing a single set of new rules applicable across the EU, is seeking to create a safer and more open digital space, with European values ​​at the center. DSA and DMA have two main objectives: to create a safer digital space in which the fundamental rights of all users of digital services are protected and to establish a level playing field to promote innovation, growth and competitiveness, both in the single market European and worldwide.

All the initiatives mentioned above go in the right direction of regulating, promoting innovation and protecting the fundamental rights of users of digital services. However, there is still a long way to go because it is necessary to harmonize all the constitutions, laws, regulations and customs of all countries to protect natural and legal persons in digital at least with equal guarantees compared to those insured when digital was not yet available or it was just in its infancy.

Digital Excess, governing the excessive use of digital technology